Quesnelia marmorata

Quesnelia marmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Quesnelia
Subgenus:	Quesnelia subg. Billbergiopsis
Species:	Q. marmorata
Binomial name
Quesnelia marmorata (Lem.) Read [1]
Synonyms [1]
Aechmea marmorata(Lem.) Mez Billbergia marmorataLem. Quesnelia effusaLindm.

Quesnelia marmorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil. ^{[1] [2]} It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1855 as Billbergia marmorata. ^[3]

See also

• Flora of the Atlantic Forest
• Endemic flora of Brazil

References

1. "Quesnelia marmorata (Lem.) Read", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-11-09
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 . JSTOR   23499386.
3. "Quesnelia marmorata (Lem.) Read", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-11-09