| Wittmackia | |
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| Wittmackia patentissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Wittmackia Mez |
Wittmackia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae . [1]
The genus name of Wittmackia honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist. [2] The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.3 (Issue 3) on page 274 in 1891. [1]
Its native range extends from Mexico, through Central America to Tropical South America, including parts of the Caribbean. It is found in Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Islands. [1]
