Mezobromelia
''Mezobromelia'' is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Carl Christian Mez, German botanist (1866-1944). Some authorities treat ''Mezobromelia'' as a synonym of '' Cipuropsis''. The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to the West Indies and northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... Species Six species are currently recognised: * '' Mezobromelia bicolor'' L.B. Smith – Colombia, Ecuador * '' Mezobromelia capituligera'' (Grisebach) J.R. Grant – West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad, Leeward Islands), South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) * '' Mezobromelia hospitalis'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant – Colombia * '' Mezobromelia magdalenae'' (L. ...
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