''Connellia'' is a
genus
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of plants in the
family
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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, ...
. The genus name is for Frederick Vavasour McConnell, English ornithologist and biologist (1868-1914). There are 6 known species, all native to the Guyana Highlands of
Guyana and
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in ...
.
[Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.]
Species
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Connellia augustae
''Connellia augustae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Connellia''. This species is native to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on ...
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(R. Schomburgk) N.E. Brown
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Connellia caricifolia
''Connellia caricifolia'' is a plant species in the genus ''Connellia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a countr ...
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L.B. Smith
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Connellia nahoumii
''Connellia nahoumii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Connellia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country o ...
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Leme
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Connellia nutans''
L.B. Smith
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Connellia quelchii
''Connellia quelchii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Connellia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country o ...
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N.E. Brown
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Connellia varadarajanii
''Connellia varadarajanii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Connellia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a coun ...
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L.B. Smith & Steyermark
References
External links
BSI Genera Galleryphotos
Bromeliaceae genera
Flora of Guyana
Taxa named by N. E. Brown
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