Bromeliaceae

Guzmania Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. 3: 37 (1802)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Florida to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Bermuda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barfuss, M.H.J., Till, W., Leme, E.M.C., Pinzón, J.P., Manzanares, J.M., Halbritter, H., Samuel, R. & Brown, G.K. (2016). Taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae based on multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny and morphology. Phytotaxa 279: 1-97.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1995 Andre, E. [3339 bis] Colombia K000501915 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Gentry, A.H.; Renteria, E. [24076] Colombia K000481049 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Rooden, J.V.; Welle, B.J.H., ter; Topper, S.M.C. [552] Colombia K000481050 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Maas, P.J.M.; Dressler, R.L. [1653] Panama K000481047 Yes
André [3448 bis] Colombia K001382248 Type Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [149] Venezuela K002272475 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [197] Venezuela K002272477 Yes
Fuchs, H.P.; Torres R, J.H.H.; Zanella, A. [22119] Colombia K002272474 Yes
Haigh, A.; Biggs, N.; Castellanos, C.; Fabriani, F.; Frisby, S.; Galvis, L.M.; García, L.L.; Kiltgaard, B.B.; Lu [301] Colombia K001907437 No
Allen, P.H. [3751] Panama K000481048 Yes
K:SPC-34812.000 No
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [147] Venezuela K002272478 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [243] Venezuela K002272482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002272508 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [214] Venezuela K002272483 Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Roe, T. [496] Venezuela K002272472 Yes
André, E. [4286] K002272481 Yes
André, E.F. [3796] Ecuador K001129613 Holotype Yes
Edwards, K.S.; Garrett, S.; Roe, T.; Davies, J.; Thompson, R. [244] Venezuela K002272476 Yes
s.coll. [2216] K002272510 Yes
Marchant, C.J. [63/2285] K002272509 Yes
André, E.F. [3396] Colombia K000321983 Holotype Yes
André, E.F. [3396] Colombia K000321982 Type Yes
André, E.F. [3396] Colombia K000321984 Type Yes
André, E.F. [2228] Colombia K000321987 Holotype Yes
Fendler, A. [2165] Venezuela K000322109 Type Yes
Edwards, K.S. [216] Venezuela K002272479 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [18487] Colombia K002272480 Yes
Fuchs, H.P.; Zanella, L. [22299] Colombia K000481051 Yes
Owens, R.J.; Gaffee, K.A. [28] Venezuela K002272470 Yes
Fuchs, H.P.; Torres R, J.H.H.; Zanella, A. [22119] Colombia K002272473 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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

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