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Bromelia

Angiospermae - Poales - Bromeliaceae

Taxonomy
Bromelia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Bromelia karatas.

It was assigned to Bromeliaceae by Knowlton (1919).

Species
B. ananas, B. karatas (type species), B. lingulata, B. nudicaulis, B. pinguin, B. tenuifolia
Entered
by B. Allen on 2022-01-09; modified by B. Allen on 2024-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Bromelia Linnaeus
1919Bromelia Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumSpermatophyta
RankNameAuthor
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
orderPoales
familyBromeliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusBromelia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bromelia Linnaeus 1753
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Bromelia ananas Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia karatas Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia lingulata Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia nudicaulis Linnaeus 1753
Bromelia pinguin Linnaeus 1753
†Bromelia tenuifolia Lesquereux 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available