Bromeliaceae

Bromelia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 285 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Extinct in:

Aruba

Introduced into:

Florida

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://www.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.499.1.1/43821. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1894 Burchell [5945] Brazil K000976540 Yes
André, E.F. [1750] Colombia K000481044 Yes
Venturi, S. [8107] Argentina K002780194 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4750] Sri Lanka K002780199 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4750] Sri Lanka K002780200 Yes
Oliveira, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21505] Brazil K000976539 Yes
Philcox, D. [3223] Brazil K:SPC-07611.000 No
[G. Arango]; Morse, G.F.; Barkly, A. [19Ar514] Argentina K002780195 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; de Silva, G. [4750] Sri Lanka K:SPC-64426.000 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.; Biggs, W.; Mercado, M. [20034] Bolivia K002780176 Yes
Venturi, S. [8107] Argentina K002780193 Yes
[Gondot] [s.n.] Colombia K002780175 Yes
Philcox, D. [4568] Brazil K:SPC-07455.000 No
Harley, R.M. [10854] Brazil K:SPC-07473.000 No
Philcox, D. [3223] Brazil K:SPC-07564.000 No
Wright [3216[1]] Cuba K002780126 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21505] Brazil K000976538 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0