''Hohenbergia'' is a
genus
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of plants in the
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Bromeliaceae
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, subfamily
Bromelioideae
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. It is native to the
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, the
Yucatán Peninsula
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, and northern
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(
Colombia
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,
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,
Brazil
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).
The genus name is named after
Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
Duke Friedrich ''Paul Wilhelm'' of Württemberg (; 25 June 1797, in Pokój, Opole Voivodeship, Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia – 25 November 1860, in Bad Mergentheim, Mergentheim, Kingdom of Württemberg) was a member of the List of ...
, a German botanist and patron of botany who travelled to the Americas under the alias of ''Baron of Hohenberg''.
This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and ''Wittmackiopsis''
Mez. Recent DNA studies have shown the two subgenera are not monophyletic, and the species of subg. ''Wittmackiopsis'' have been transferred to the resurrected genus ''
Wittmackia''.
Species
53 species are accepted.
* ''
Hohenbergia aechmeoides''
Leme - Paraíba
* ''
Hohenbergia amargosensis
''Hohenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil).
The genus name is named after Duke Paul ...
'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia andina''
Betancur - Colombia (Antioquia)
* ''
Hohenbergia arcuata''
Leme & M.Machado - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia augusta''
(Vellozo) E. Morren - southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina
* ''
Hohenbergia barbarespina
''Hohenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil).
The genus name is named after Duke Paul ...
''
Leme & Fraga - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia belemii
''Hohenbergia belemii'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries a ...
''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia blanchetii
''Hohenbergia blanchetii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is an epiphyte endemic to eastern Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the worl ...
''
(Baker) E. Morren ex Mez - eastern Brazil from Pernambuco to Espírito Santo
* ''
Hohenbergia brachycephala
''Hohenbergia brachycephala'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of count ...
''
L.B. Smith - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia burle-marxii
''Hohenbergia burle-marxii'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countr ...
''
Leme & W. Till - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia capitata
''Hohenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil).
The genus name is named after Duke Paul ...
''
Schult. & Schult.f. - eastern Brazil from Bahia to Espírito Santo
* ''
Hohenbergia castellanosii
''Hohenbergia castellanosii'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of count ...
''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia catingae
''Hohenbergia catingae'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries ...
''
Ule eastern Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia, Pernambuco, and Paraíba)
* ''
Hohenbergia conquistensis
''Hohenbergia conquistensis'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is native to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countr ...
''
Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia correia-araujoi
''Hohenbergia correia-araujoi'' is a plant species in the genus '' Hohenbergia''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of cou ...
''
E. Pereira & Moutinho - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia densa'' – Rio Grande do Norte
* ''
Hohenbergia edmundoi''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia eriantha''
(Brongniart ex Baker) Mez - Pernambuco
* ''
Hohenbergia estevesii''
E. Pereira & Moutinho - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia flava''
Leme & Paula - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia halutheriana'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia hatschbachii''
Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia horrida'' – northeastern Brazil
* ''
Hohenbergia humilis''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia igatuensis''
Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia isepponae'' – Pernambuco
* ''
Hohenbergia itamarajuensis''
Leme & Baracho - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia ituberaensis'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia lanata''
E. Pereira & Moutinho - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia lativaginata'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia lemei''
H. Luther & K. Norton - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia leopoldo-horstii''
E. Gross, Rauh & Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia littoralis''
L.B. Smith - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia loredanoana''
Leme & L.Kollmann - Minas Gerais
* ''
Hohenbergia magnispina''
Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia membranostrobilus''
Mez - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
* ''
Hohenbergia minor''
L.B. Smith - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia mutabilis''
Leme & L.Kollmann - Espírito Santo
* ''
Hohenbergia nidularioides'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia oxoniensis''
W. Weber - eastern Brazil
* ''
Hohenbergia pabstii''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia, Minas Gerais
* ''
Hohenbergia pennae''
E. Pereira - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia reconcavensis''
Leme & Fraga - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia ridleyi''
(Baker) Mez - Paraíba, Pernambuco
* ''
Hohenbergia rosea''
L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia salzmannii''
(Baker) E. Morren ex Mez - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia sandrae''
Leme - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia stellata''
Schult. & Schult.f. - Trinidad-Tobago, Martinique?, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, Alagoas, Bahia, Piauí
* ''
Hohenbergia undulatifolia''
Leme & H. Luther - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia utriculosa''
Ule - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia vestita''
L.B. Smith - Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia viridirubra'' – Bahia
* ''
Hohenbergia ymboreorum'' – Bahia
Cultivars
* Hohenbergia 'Maria Valentina'
References
External links
BSI Genera Galleryphotos
US Department of Agriculture ArticleITIS Report on Hohenbergia
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Bromeliaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
Taxa described in 1830