''Steyerbromelia'' (named after
Julian A. Steyermark, an American plant collector, author, and editor)
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 plants in the
family
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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
Navioideae
Navioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae. It contains four or five genera, formerly placed in a more broadly defined subfamily Pitcairnioideae.
Genera
, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads accepted five genera, while Plants of ...
. All the known species in the genus are native to southern Venezuela, northern Brazil and Colombia.
Species
*''
Steyerbromelia deflexa''
L.B. Smith & Robinson
*''
Steyerbromelia diffusa''
L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson
*''
Steyerbromelia discolor'' L.B. Smith & Robinson
*''
Steyerbromelia plowmanii''
(L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) Robinson & D. Taylor
*''
Steyerbromelia ramosa''
(L.B. Smith) B. Holst
*''
Steyerbromelia thomasii''
(L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson) B. Holst
Kew also accepts;
References
External links
BSI Genera Galleryphotos
Bromeliaceae genera
Plants described in 1987
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