The Bromeliaceae 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, Pitcairnia feliciana.
Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include EEK-me-ə and eek-MEE-ə. Aechmea comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes.
Araeococcus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern South America, Central America and Trinidad.
Canistrum is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Cryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek cryptos (hidden) and anthos (flower). The genus formerly had two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and subgenus HoplocryptanthusMez which has been raised to the separate genus Hoplocryptanthus. All species of this genus are endemic to Brazil. The common name for any Cryptanthus is "Earth star".
Orthophytum is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Karawata depressa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1941 as Aechmea depressa.
Wittmackia froesii is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
Karawata multiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to northeastern Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1937 as Aechmea multiflora.
Karawata saxicola is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to southeastern Brazil, in the states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1950 as Aechmea saxicola.
Pseudaraeococcus nigropurpureus is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 2007 as Araeococcus nigropurpureus.
Pseudaraeococcus sessiliflorus is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 2007 as Araeococcus sessiliflorus.
Neoregelia silvimontana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Neoregelia. This species is endemic to Brazil. Its name has also been spelt Neoregelia silvomontana.
Rokautskyia sanctaluciae is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 2008 as Cryptanthus sanctaluciae.
Pseudaraeococcus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to northeastern Brazil. It was first described as the subgenus Pseudaraeococcus of the genus Araeococcus by Carl Christian Mez in 1935, and raised to a separate genus in 2020.
Karawata is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to eastern Brazil. The genus was first described in 2019.
Karawata hostilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1972 as Aechmea hostilis.
Karawata nigribracteata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Brazil. It was first described in 2014 as Aechmea nigribracteata.
Karawata prasinata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Brazil. It was first described in 2015 as Aechmea prasinata.
Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme is a Brazilian who is employed as a judge. He is also a self-taught botanist with a special interest in bromeliads. As of November 2022, the International Plant Names Index listed 629 scientific names which include Leme as a publishing author, including 13 generic names.
