Wittmackia
''Wittmackia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family ''Bromeliaceae''. The genus name of ''Wittmackia'' is in honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist. The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.3 (Issue 3) on page 274 in 1891. Its native range stretches down from Mexico, through Central America to Tropical America, including parts of the Caribbean. They are found in Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Islands. Known species , Kew's Plants of the World Online listed the following species: * '' Wittmackia abbreviata'' (L.B.Sm. & Proctor) Aguirre-Santoro * '' Wittmackia altocaririensis'' (Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro * '' Wittmackia amorimii'' (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro * '' Wittmackia andersoniana'' (Leme & H.Luther) ...
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