''Rokautskyia'' is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

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, ...

, native to eastern

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. The genus was first established in 2017, and is placed in subfamily

Bromelioideae Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse in the family, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved ...

Species

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accepted the following species, all transferred from ''

Cryptanthus ''Cryptanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek ''cryptos'' (hidden) and ''anthos'' (flower). The genus formerly had two recognized subgenera: ...

''. *'' Rokautskyia aracruzensis'' (Leme & L.Kollmann) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus aracruzensis'' Leme & L.Kollmann *'' Rokautskyia caulescens'' (I.Ramírez) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus caulescens'' I.Ramírez *'' Rokautskyia exaltata'' (H.Luther) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus exaltatus'' H.Luther *'' Rokautskyia fernseeoides'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus fernseeoides'' Leme *'' Rokautskyia latifolia'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus latifolius'' Leme *'' Rokautskyia leuzingerae'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus leuzingerae'' Leme *'' Rokautskyia microglazioui'' (I.Ramírez) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus microglazioui'' I.Ramírez *'' Rokautskyia odoratissima'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus odoratissimus'' Leme *'' Rokautskyia pseudoglaziovii'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus pseudoglaziovii'' Leme *'' Rokautskyia pseudoscaposa'' (L.B.Sm.) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus'' L.B.Sm. *'' Rokautskyia roberto-kautskyi'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi'' Leme *''

Rokautskyia sanctaluciae ''Rokautskyia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to eastern Brazil. The genus was first established in 2017, and is placed in subfamily Bromelioideae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following s ...

'' (Leme & L.Kollmann) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus sanctaluciae'' Leme & L.Kollmann *'' Rokautskyia scaposa'' (E.Pereira) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus scaposus'' E.Pereira *'' Rokautskyia whitmanii'' (Leme) Leme, S.Heller & Zizka, syn. ''Cryptanthus whitmanii'' Leme

References

Bromeliaceae genera {{Bromelioideae-stub