Bromelia humilis

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Bromelia humilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Bromelia
Species:
B. humilis
Binomial name
Bromelia humilis
Jacquin
Synonyms [1]
  • Karatas humilis(Jacq.) E.Morren
  • Madvigia humilis(Jacq.) Liebm. ex Antoine
  • Bromelia lasianthaWilld. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Karatas lasiantha(Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Harms

Bromelia humilis is a plant species in the genus Bromelia . This species is native to Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Netherlands Antilles. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41759858.


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