| Rokautskyia | |
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| Rokautskyia whitmanii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Rokautskyia Leme, S.Heller & Zizka [1] |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
Rokautskyia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to eastern Brazil. [2] The genus was first established in 2017, [1] and is placed in subfamily Bromelioideae. [3]
As of November 2022 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species, [2] all transferred from Cryptanthus . [4]
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.
Neoregelia is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, native to South American rainforests. The genus name is for Eduard August von Regel, Director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russia (1875–1892).
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.
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".
Wittmackia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae.
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions. This subfamily features the most plant types which are commonly cultivated by people, including the pineapple.
Orthophytum is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Rokautskyia caulescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1998 as Cryptanthus caulescens.
Rokautskyia exaltata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Harry Edward Luther in 1990 as Cryptanthus exaltatus.
Rokautskyia fernseeoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Elton Leme in 1996 as Cryptanthus fernseeoides.
Rokautskyia odoratissima is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Elton Leme in 1990 as Cryptanthus odoratissimus.
Rokautskyia pseudoscaposa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955 as Cryptanthus pseudoscaposus.
Rokautskyia roberto-kautskyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Elton Leme in 1991 as Cryptanthus roberto-kautskyi.
Rokautskyia scaposa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1978 as Cryptanthus scaposus.
Rokautskyia whitmanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Elton Leme in 1994 as Cryptanthus whitmanii.
Hylaeaicum is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to tropical northern South America. The taxon was first described by Ernst Heinrich Georg Ule in 1935 as a subgenus of "Aregelia". It was later treated as a subgenus of Neoregelia, before being raised to a full genus in 2021, a status accepted by both Plants of the World Online and the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads.
Rokautskyia sanctaluciae is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 2008 as Cryptanthus sanctaluciae.
Forzzaea is a genus of eu-bromelioids in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the Atlantic coastal forest of Brazil, and described in 2017.
Hoplocryptanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. It was formerly treated as the subgenus Hoplocryptanthus of the genus Cryptanthus.
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.
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