Bromeliad Subfamily – Bromelioideae

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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.