Quesnelia

Quesnelia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after french businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781-1850).[2][3] Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.[1] This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.[4]

Quesnelia
Quesnelia testudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Quesnelia
Gaudich.
Synonyms[1]

Lievena Regel

Species
ImageNameDistribution
Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & FontouraBahia
Quesnelia alvimii LemeBahia
Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mezfrom Rio de Janeiro to Paraná
Quesnelia augusto-coburgii WawraMinas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) MezMinas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia clavata Amorim & LemeBahia
Quesnelia conquistensis LemeBahia
Quesnelia dubia LemeBahia
Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia humilis Mezfrom São Paulo to Paraná
Quesnelia imbricata L.B. SmithParaná, Santa Catarina
Quesnelia indecora Mez Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia kautskyi C. VieiraEspírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia lateralis WawraEspírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) MezBahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. ReadBahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mezprobably extinct
Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. SmithBahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
Quesnelia seideliana L.B. SmithRio de Janeiro
Quesnelia testudo Lindmanfrom São Paulo to Paraná
Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.KollmannMinas Gerais
Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. ProençaSão Paulo

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Ad. Brongniart. Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique et biologie végétale. ser 2. volume 15. p.371.
  3. E.A. Carrière. Revue Horticole. volume 45. pages 451-452. see fn.
  4. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
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