Bromeliaceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 49. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Givnish, T. J., Millam, K. C., Berry, P. E. & Sytsma, K. J. (2007). Phylogeny of adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography of Bromeliaceae inferred from ndhF sequence data. Aliso 23: 3–26.
  • Givnish, T. J., Millam, K. C., Evans, T. M., Hall, J. C., Pires, J. C., Berry, P. E. & Sytsma, K. J. (2004). Ancient vicariance or recent long-distance dispersal? Inferences about phylogeny and South American-African disjunctions in Rapateaceae and Bromeliaceae based on ndhF sequence data. Int. J. Plant Sci. 165 (4 Suppl.): S35–S54.
  • Smith, L. B. & Downs, R. J. (1974–1979). Bromeliaceae. Flora Neotropica 14. Hafner Press, New York.
  • Smith, L. B. & Till, W. (1998). Bromeliaceae. In: K. Kubitzki, J. G. Rohwer & V. Bittrich (eds), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 4: 74–99. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Utley, J. F. & Burt-Utley, K. (1994). Bromeliaceae. Flora Mesoamericana 6: 89–156.
  • Wanderley, M. G. L. & Martins, S. E. (2007). Bromeliaceae. In: M. G. L. Wanderley, T. S. Melhem, S. E. Martins, S. L. Jung- Mendaçolli, G. J. Shepherd & M. Kirizawa (eds), Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1–476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Neotropikey

  • Baensch, U. &  Baensch, U. (1994). Blooming Bromeliads. Tropic Beauty Publ., Nassau, Bahamas.
  • Barfuss, M.H.J., Samuel, R., Till, W. & Stuessy, T.F. (2005). Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) based in DNA sequence data from seven plastid regions. American journal of botany 92: 337-351.
  • Benzing, D. H. (1976). Bromeliad trichomes: structure, function, and ecological significance. Selbyana 1: 330-348.
  • Benzing, D. H. (1977). The structure of the bromeliad trichome. J. Brom. Soc. 27(4): 170-179.
  • Benzing, D. H. (1980). The Biology of the Bromeliads. Eureka, California, Mad River Press.
  • Benzing, D. H. (2000). Bromeliaceae: Profile of an Adaptive Radiation. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
  • Braga, M. M. N. (1977). Anatomia foliar de Bromeliaceae da campina, Acta Amazonica 7(3): -73.
  • Gilmartin, A. J. & Brown, G. K. (1987). Bromeliales, related monocots, and resolution of relationships among Bromeliaceae subfamilies. Syst. Bot. 12: 943 - 500.
  • Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. & Henderson, A. (2006). World Checklist of Bromeliaceae. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/ accessed 11 November (2006); 19:30 GMT
  • Grant, J.R. (2004) publ. (2005). New combinations and names in Andrea, Pitcairnia, Tillandsia and Werauhia (Bromeliaceae). Vidalia; Revista da unidade de pesquisa e consevação de Bromeliaceae 2(2): 23-25.
  • Heywood, V. H., Brummit, R. K., Culham, A., & Seberg, O. (2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Leme, E.M.C.& Marigo. (1993). Bromeliads in the Brazilian Wilderness. Marigo Comunicação Visual. Rio de Janeiro. Brasil.
  • Luther, H. E. (2006). An alphabetical list of Bromeliad Binomials. Ed. 10. Bromeliad Society International, Sarasota.
  • Manzanares, J. M. (2005). Jewels of the Jungle, Bromeliaceae of Ecuador. Part II. Pitcairnioideae. Quito, Ecuador. Imprenta Mariscal. Pp. 241-544.
  • Oliva-Esteve, F. & Steyermark, J.A. (1987). Bromeliaceaes of Venezuela. Armitano, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Reitz, R. (1975). Raízes de Tillandsia usneoides (L.) L. Sellowia 19(19): 99-100.
  • Smith L.B. & Downs R.J. (1974). Flora Neotropica Monograph 14, part 1: Pitcairnioideae. Hafner Press, New York, New York, USA.
  • Smith L.B. & Downs R.J.  (1977). Flora Neotropica Monograph 14, part 2: Tillandsioideae. Hafner Press, New York, New York, USA.
  • Smith L.B. & Downs R.J.  (1979). Flora Neotropica Monograph 14, part 3: Bromelioideae. Hafner Press, New York, New York, USA.
  • Strehl, T. (1983). Forma, distribuição e flexibilidade dos tricomas foliares usados na filogenia de bromeliáceas. Iheringia, Ser. Bot. 31: 105-119.
  • Terry, R. G., Brown, G. B. & Olmstead, R.G. (1997). Examination of Subfamilial Phylogeny in Bromeliaceae Using Comparative Sequencing of the Plastid Locus ndhF. Amer. J. Bot. 84(5): 664-670.
  • Wanderley, M.G.L. & Martins, S.E. (2007). Bromeliaceae. In: Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476.
  • Wanderley, M.G.L., Melhem, T.S., Martins, S.E., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.). Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2023 Hamilton, W.D. [s.n.] Brazil K000976412 Yes
Aug 1, 2023 Ule, E. [5362] Brazil K000322088 Type Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Pozo, P. [23684] Bolivia K002591887 Yes
Burgess, A.G. [12] Guyana K002591879 Yes
Zizka, A. [AZ294] French Guiana K001905587 No
Zizka, A. [AZ289] French Guiana K001905588 No
Zizka, A. [AZ295] French Guiana K001905582 No
Wood, J.R.I.; Mendoza, M.; Antezana, C. [21456] Bolivia K002591886 Yes
Philcox, D. [3394] Brazil K:SPC-07555.000 No
Burgess, A.G. [12] Guyana K002591881 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Pozo, P. [23685] Bolivia K002591891 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Pozo, P. [23684] Bolivia K002591888 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D. [23972] Bolivia K002591885 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Pozo, P. [23685] Bolivia K002591890 Yes
Burgess, A.G. [12] Guyana K002591880 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D.; Pozo, P. [23668] Bolivia K002591889 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Villarroel, D. [23972] Bolivia K002591883 Yes
Whitton, B.A. [191] Guyana K002591878 Yes
Tschá, M.; Hora, M.J.; Lira, S.S. [447] Brazil K000976787 Yes
Soto, D.; Linneo, I. [1251] Bolivia K002591884 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [21381] Bolivia K002591882 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0