†family Bromeliaceae de Jussieu 1789
Angiospermae - Poales - Bromeliaceae
Parent taxon: Poales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Knowlton 1919 and Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Clementsiella, Cyperaceae, Ecdeiocoleaceae, Eriocaulaceae, Flagellariaceae, Joinvilleaceae, Juncaceae, Mayacaceae, Poaceae, Rapateaceae, Restionaceae, Thurniaceae, Triticoides, Typhaceae, Vallisnerites, Xyridaceae, Yorkia
Subtaxa: Andreaeaites Bromelia Bromeliaceophyllum Bromelianthus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Mohgaon Kalan ( of India)