Nidularium

Nidularium
Nidularium fulgens in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Nidularium Lem.
Synonyms [1]
AregeliaKuntze GemellariaPinel ex Lem. Canistropsis(Mez) Lem.

Nidularium is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Named to describe the nestling characteristic of the inflorescence (Lat. nidulus = little nest), all the species are endemic to Brazil. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Commonly confused with Neoregelia which they resemble, this plant group was first described in 1854. ^[4]

Species

• Nidularium albiflorum (L.B. Smith) Leme
• Nidularium altimontanum Leme
• Nidularium alvimii W. Weber
• Nidularium amazonicum (Baker) Linden & E. Morren ex Lindman
• Nidularium amorimii Leme
• Nidularium angustibracteatum Leme
• Nidularium angustifolium Ule
• Nidularium antoineanum Wawra
• Nidularium apiculatum L.B. Smith
  • var. serrulatum L.B. Smith
• Nidularium atalaiaense E. Pereira & Leme
• Nidularium azureum (L.B. Smith) Leme
• Nidularium bicolor (E. Pereira) Leme
• Nidularium bocainense Leme
• Nidularium campo-alegrense Leme
• Nidularium campos-portoi (L.B. Smith) Wanderley & B.A. Moreira
  • var. robustum (E. Pereira & I.A. Penna) Leme
• Nidularium cariacicaense (W. Weber) Leme
• Nidularium catarinense Leme
• Nidularium corallinum (Leme) Leme
• Nidularium espiritosantense Leme
• Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii Wawra
• Nidularium ferrugineum Leme
• Nidularium fradense Leme
• Nidularium fulgens Lemaire
• Nidularium innocentii Lemaire
  • var. lineatum (Mez) L.B. Smith
  • var. striatum (W. Bull) Wittmack
• Nidularium itatiaiae L.B. Smith
• Nidularium jonesianum Leme
• Nidularium kautskyanum Leme
• Nidularium krisgreeniae Leme
• Nidularium linehamii Leme
• Nidularium longiflorum Ule
• Nidularium mangaratibense Leme
• Nidularium marigoi Leme
• Nidularium meeanum Leme, Wanderley & Mollo
• Nidularium minutum Mez
• Nidularium organense Leme
• Nidularium picinguabense Leme
• Nidularium procerum Lindman
• Nidularium purpureum Beer
• Nidularium rosulatum Ule
• Nidularium rubens Mez
• Nidularium rutilans E. Morren
• Nidularium scheremetiewii Regel
• Nidularium serratum Leme
• Nidularium utriculosum Ule
• Nidularium viridipetalum Leme

Gallery

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  Nidularium innocentii
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  Nidularium innocentii innocentii
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  Nidularium amazonicum

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi: 10.1590/2175-7860200859114 .
3. Monteiro, R.F.; Moreira, B.A. "Nidularium". Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
4. Lemaire, (Antoine) Charles. 1854. Jardin Fleuriste 4: t. 411, Misc. 60

External links

• FCBS Nidularium Photos
• BSI Genera Gallery Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine photos