genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of plants in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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, ...
, subfamily
Bromelioideae
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads ( Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will ...
. It is native to
Latin America
Latin America or
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* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived ...
from
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families /ref> The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865.
''Greigias'' are unique among bromeliads in that they do not die after flowering. Instead, they continue to bloom every year from the same rosette.V. Padilla ''Bromeliads'' (1977), pp.48 Crown Publishers, Inc
Greigia alborosea
''Greigia alborosea'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela.
References
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alborosea
Flora of Venezuela
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'' (Grisebach) Mez - Venezuela
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Greigia aristeguietae
''Greigia aristeguietae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela.
References
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aristeguietae
Flora of Venezuela
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'' L.B. Smith - Venezuela
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Greigia atrobrunnea
''Greigia Atrobrunnea'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and gras ...
'' H. Luther - Ecuador
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Greigia atrocastanea
''Greigia atrocastanea'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Bolivia
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'' H. Luther - Bolivia
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Greigia berteroi
''Greigia berteroi'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extend ...
'' Skottsberg - Juan Fernández Islands
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Greigia cochabambae
''Greigia cochabambae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Bolivia
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'' H. Luther - Bolivia
* '' Greigia collina'' L.B. Smith - Cundinamarca
* '' Greigia columbiana'' L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
* '' Greigia danielii'' L.B. Smith - Colombia, Bolivia
* '' Greigia exserta'' L.B. Smith - Colombia
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Greigia kessleri
''Greigia kessleri'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Bolivia
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'' H. Luther - Bolivia
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Greigia landbeckii
''Greigia landbeckii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. It is endemic to Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the cl ...
'' (Lechler ex Philippi) Philippi - Chile
* '' Greigia leymebambana'' H. Luther - Peru
* '' Greigia macbrideana'' L.B. Smith - Peru
* '' Greigia marioi'' B.Will, T.Krömer, M.Kessler, Karger & H.Luther - Bolivia
* '' Greigia membranacea'' B.Will, T.Krömer, M.Kessler, Karger & H.Luther - Bolivia
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Greigia mulfordii
''Greigia mulfordii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is native to Ecuador and Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America� ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
* '' Greigia nubigena'' L.B. Smith - Colombia
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Greigia oaxacana
''Greigia oaxacana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...
'' L.B. Smith - Oaxaca, Chiapas
* '' Greigia ocellata'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Venezuela
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Greigia pearcei
''Greigia pearcei'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and ...
Greigia raporum
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' H. Luther - Peru
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Greigia rohwederi
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' L.B. Smith, O. Rohweder - El Salvador, Honduras
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Greigia sanctae-martae
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia
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Greigia sodiroana
''Greigia sodiroana'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, scru ...
'' Mez - Ecuador
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Greigia sphacelata
''Greigia sphacelata'' is a plant species in the genus '' Greigia''. This species is endemic to Chile. It produces edible fruits, known as 'chupones'.
See Also
*'' Fascicularia bicolor''
*''Ochagavia litoralis''
*''Puya chilensis''
*''Riche ...
'' (Ruiz & Pavón) Regel - Chile
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Greigia stenolepis
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
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Greigia steyermarkii
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' L.B. Smith - Guatemala, Honduras
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Greigia sylvicola
''Greigia sylvicola'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is native to Panama and Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a ...
'' Standley - Costa Rica, Panama
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Greigia tillettii
''Greigia tillettii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela.
References
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tillettii
Flora of Venezuela
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'' L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Venezuela
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Greigia van-hyningii
''Greigia vanhyningii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to southern Mexico (States of Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), of ...
'' L.B. Smith - Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas
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Greigia vilcabambae
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Hor ...
'' H. Luther - Peru
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Greigia vulcanica
''Greigia vulcanica'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near ...