Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning "spear". 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 in the family Bromeliaceae.
Ronnbergia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South and Central America, this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.
Quesnelia is a genus of 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.
Wittmackia bicolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to south Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955 as Aechmea bicolor.
Wittmackia burle-marxii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1979 as Aechmea burle-marxii.
Wittmackia sulbahianensis is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, known from the States of Bahia and Espírito Santo.
Wittmackia viridostigma is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
Hoplocryptanthus glaziovii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1891 as Cryptanthus glaziovii. It is found in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest ecoregion.
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 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 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 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 brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1985 as Ronnbergia brasiliensis.
Vriesea lubbersii is a species of flowering plant in Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.
Vriesea poenulata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.
Hoplocryptanthus schwackeanus is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1891 as Cryptanthus schwackeanus.
Ronnbergia aciculosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia and Ecuador. It was first described in 1904 as Aechmea aciculosa.
Ronnbergia tonduzii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama. It was first described in 1903 as Aechmea tonduzii.
