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Bromeliad Subfamily - Bromelioideae

Bromelioideae (bro-meel-ee-oy’dee-ee) is the third subfamily of these remarkable plants and it consists of twenty-eight genera, containing over 670 species. The following list is the different kinds of genera that belong to the subfamily Bromelioideae, and links to their subdivided species!

  • Acanthostachys - Two species.
  • Aechmea - 200 species have been identified.
  • Ananas - This genus consists of eight species.
  • Andrea - No longer accepted as a valid genus.
  • Androlepis - One species.
  • Araeococcus - There are five known species.
  • Billbergia - about 61 species make up this genus.
  • Bromelia - Consists of around fifty species.
  • Canistrum - This genus consists of ten species.
  • Cryptanthus - Twenty-six species belong to this genus.
  • Fascicularia - This genus contains five species.
  • Fernseea - Only two species.
  • Greigia - 28 species have been identified.
  • Hohenbergia - Fory-five species are known.
  • Lymania - Six species known.
  • Neoglaziovia - Three species are identified.
  • Neoregelia - Around 94 species have been described.
  • Nidularium - A small genus comprising of 42 species.
  • Ochagavia - Three species are known to exist.
  • Orthophytum - Consists of around 23 species.
  • Portea - This genus consists of seven species.
  • Pseudaechmea - One species.
  • Pseudoananas - One species.
  • Quesnelia - 14 species have been identified.
  • Ronnbergia - 11 species.
  • Streptocalyx - So far only 17 species have been identified.
  • Wittrockia - 9 species have so far been discovered.

Comment

  1. Patricio Novoa (Chile) posted on February 11, 2008:

    Can you show the genus of Pitcairnioideae subfamily, and I need to know the subfamily of the genus Deuterocohnia.

    Thank you very much

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