''Lindmania'' is a

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of plants in the

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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, ...

. It is one of two genera in the subfamily Lindmanioideae, and contains 39 species. All but one of the known species are native to

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, a few occurring in neighboring

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and northern

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. The genus name is for Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, Swedish botanist (1856–1928).

Species

* '' Lindmania arachnoidea'' (L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania argentea'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania atrorosea'' (L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania aurea'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar * '' Lindmania brachyphylla'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania candelabriformis'' B. Holst - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania cylindrostachya'' L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania dendritica'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Cerro de la Neblina (Venezuelan State of Amazonas and Brazilian State of Amazonas) * '' Lindmania dyckioides'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania geniculata'' L.B. Smith - Venezuelan States of Amazonas and Bolívar * '' Lindmania gracillima'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania guianensis'' (Beer) Mez - Guyana, Bolívar * '' Lindmania holstii'' Steyermark & L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania huberi'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar * '' Lindmania imitans'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar * '' Lindmania lateralis'' (L.B. Smith & R.W. Read) L.B. Smith & Robinson - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania longipes'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania maguirei'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Cerro de la Neblina (Venezuelan State of Amazonas and Brazilian State of Amazonas) * '' Lindmania marahuacae'' (L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania minor'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania navioides'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania nubigena'' (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania oliva-estevae'' Steyermark & L.B. Smith ex B. Holst - Bolívar * '' Lindmania phelpsiae'' L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania piresii'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Brazilian State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania riparia'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar * '' Lindmania saxicola'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar * '' Lindmania serrulata'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania smithiana'' (Steyermark & Luteyn) L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania stenophylla'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania steyermarkii'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania subsimplex'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania thyrsoidea'' L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas * '' Lindmania tillandsioides'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar * '' Lindmania vinotincta'' B.Holst & Vivas - Bolívar * '' Lindmania wurdackii'' L.B. Smith - Venezuelan State of Amazonas

References

External links

FCBS Lindmania Photos

BSI Genera Gallery
photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q2583050 Bromeliaceae genera Flora of Venezuela