''Alcantarea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil. It is related to the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

Vriesea ''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Cent ...

'' in the subfamily

Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are Epiphyte, epiphytic or Lithophyte, lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they ...

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FCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub