''Navia'' is a

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of plants in the

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, containing 95 species. Described as early as 1830 in

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, they are commonly cultivated for their colorful foliage and

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s. All the species are native to northern

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, northern

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).Smithsonian Contributions to Botany
/ref> Navia acaulis imported from iNaturalist photo 32579939 on 21 November 2023

Species

* '' Navia abysmophila'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia acaulis'' Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Colombia * '' Navia affinis'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia aliciae'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia aloifolia'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia angustifolia'' (Baker) Mez - Guyana * '' Navia arida'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Venezuela, Guyana * '' Navia aurea'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia axillaris'' Betancur - Colombia * '' Navia barbellata'' L.B. Smith - Guyana * ''

Navia berryana ''Navia berryana'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a contin ...

'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia bicolor'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * ''

Navia brachyphylla ''Navia brachyphylla'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a co ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia breweri ''Navia breweri'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a contine ...

'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * ''

Navia cardonae ''Navia cardonae'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a contin ...

'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * ''

Navia caricifolia ''Navia caricifolia'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a contine ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia carnevalii ''Navia carnevalii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continen ...

'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia caulescens'' Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Colombia * ''

Navia caurensis ''Navia caurensis'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continent ...

'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * ''

Navia colorata ''Navia colorata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continenta ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia connata'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia crassicaulis'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia cretacea'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia crispa'' L.B. Smith - Venezuela * '' Navia cucullata'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia culcitaria'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia duidae'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ebracteata'' Betancur & Arbeláez - Colombia * '' Navia emergens'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia filifera'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia fontoides'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia garcia-barrigae'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia geaster'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia glandulifera'' B. Holst - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia glauca'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia gleasonii'' L.B. Smith - Guyana, Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia graminifolia'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia heliophila'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia huberiana'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia immersa'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia incrassata'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia intermedia'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia involucrata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia jauana'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia lactea'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lanigera'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lasiantha'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia latifolia'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lepidota'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia liesneri'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lindmanioides'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia linearis'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia luzuloides'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia maguirei'' L.B. Smith - Suriname * '' Navia mima'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia mosaica'' B. Holst - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia myriantha'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Brazil * '' Navia navicularis'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia nubicola'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ocellata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia octopoides'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ovoidea'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia paruana'' B. Holst - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia parvula'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia patria'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pauciflora'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia phelpsiae'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pilarica'' Betancur - Colombia * '' Navia piresii'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Brazil * '' Navia polyglomerata'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pulvinata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pungens'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia robinsonii'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia sandwithii'' L.B. Smith - Guyana * '' Navia saxicola'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia schultesiana'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia scirpiflora'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia scopulorum'' L.B. Smith - Venezuela * '' Navia semiserrata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia serrulata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia splendens'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela, Guyana * '' Navia stenodonta'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia steyermarkii'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia subpetiolata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia tentaculata'' B. Holst - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia terramarae'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia trichodonta'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia umbratilis'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia viridis'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia wurdackii'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia xyridiflora'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela

References

External links

FCBS Bromeliad Photo Index

BSI Genera Gallery
photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q14532 Bromeliaceae genera