Quesnelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781–1850). Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species. This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and BillbergiopsisMez.
Quesnelia marmorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil. It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1855 as Billbergia marmorata.
Quesnelia edmundoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1851. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion only within Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil.
Pseudaraeococcus montanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1999 as Araeococcus montanus.
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.
Rokautskyia caulescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1998 as Cryptanthus caulescens.
Hohenbergia itamarajuensis is a plant species in the genus Hohenbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil. It was described in 1999 by Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme and George Sidney Baracho. The species occurs near Itamaraju in the state of Bahia in the north-east of the country. Plant material was originally collected in 1986, and subsequently plants have been cultivated and produced flowers.
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.
Quesnelia humilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1892. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of south and southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia imbricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1952. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia indecora is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1892. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia kautskyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1999. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia liboniana is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to southeastern Brazil. It was first described in 1851 as Billbergia liboniana. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia seideliana is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1963. It is found in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion within Rio de Janeiro state, in southeastern Brazil.
Quesnelia blanda is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to southeastern Brazil. It was first described in 1856 as Bromelia blanda. As of November 2022, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads listed it under the synonym Quesnelia strobilospica, which it spelt Quesnelia strobilispica.
Wittmackia carvalhoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1987 as Ronnbergia carvalhoi.
Wittmackia neoregelioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1999 as Ronnbergia neoregelioides.
Wittmackia silvana is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 2003 as Ronnbergia silvana.
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.
