''Mezobromelia'' is a

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 ...

of 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, ...

, 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 ...

. The genus name is for

Carl Christian Mez Carl Christian Mez (26 March 1866 – 8 January 1944) was a German botanist and university professor. He is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Life and work Mez came from a family of industrialists in Frei ...

, German botanist (1866-1944). Some authorities treat ''Mezobromelia'' as a synonym of '' Cipuropsis''. The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to the

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and northern

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Species

Six species are currently recognised: * '' Mezobromelia bicolor'' L.B. Smith – Colombia, Ecuador * '' Mezobromelia capituligera'' (Grisebach) J.R. Grant – West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad, Leeward Islands), South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) * '' Mezobromelia hospitalis'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant – Colombia * '' Mezobromelia magdalenae'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant – Colombia * '' Mezobromelia pleiosticha'' (Grisebach) Utley & H.Luther * '' Mezobromelia verecunda'' (L.B.Sm.) Gouda Species transferred to '' Gregbrownia'': * ''Mezobromelia brownii'' H. Luther = '' Gregbrownia brownii'' – Ecuador * ''Mezobromelia fulgens'' L.B. Smith = '' Gregbrownia fulgens'' – Ecuador * ''Mezobromelia hutchisonii'' (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith = '' Gregbrownia hutchisonii'' – Peru * ''Mezobromelia lyman-smithii'' Rauh & Barthlott = '' Gregbrownia lyman-smithii'' – Ecuador

References

External links

BSI Genera Gallery
photos * http://fcbs.org/pictures/Mezobrom.htm {{Taxonbar, from=Q141020 Bromeliaceae genera