Bromelia
| Bromelia | |
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| Bromelia karatas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Bromelia L. |
Bromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Bromelia species are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named after the Swedish medical doctor and botanist Olaf Bromelius (1639-1705).
Species
- Bromelia agavifolia Brongniart ex Houllet
- Bromelia alsodes H. St. John
- Bromelia alta L.B. Smith
- Bromelia antiacantha Bertoloni
- Bromelia arenaria Ule
- Bromelia arubaiensis P.L. Ibisch & R. Vásquez
- Bromelia auriculata L.B. Smith
- Bromelia balansae Mez
- var. balansae
- forma tricolor hortus ex M.B. Foster
- var. balansae
- Bromelia binotii E. Morren ex Mez
- Bromelia braunii Leme & E. Esteves
- Bromelia chrysantha Jacquin
- Bromelia eitenorum L.B. Smith
- Bromelia epiphytica L.B. Smith
- Bromelia estevesii Leme
- Bromelia exigua Mez
- Bromelia flemingii I. Ramírez & Carnevali
- Bromelia fosteriana L.B. Smith
- Bromelia fragilis L.B. Smith
- Bromelia glaziovii Mez
- Bromelia goeldiana L.B. Smith
- Bromelia goyazensis Mez
- Bromelia grandiflora Mez
- Bromelia granvillei L.B. Smith & Gouda
- Bromelia gurkeniana E. Pereira & Moutinho
- var. funchiana E. Pereira & Leme
- Bromelia hemisphaerica Lamarck
- Bromelia hieronymii Mez
- Bromelia horstii Rauh
- Bromelia humilis Jacquin
- Bromelia ignaciana R. Vásquez & P.L. Ibisch
- Bromelia interior L.B. Smith
- Bromelia irwinii L.B. Smith
- Bromelia karatas Linnaeus
- Bromelia laciniosa Martius ex Schultes f.
- Bromelia lagopus Mez
- Bromelia legrellae (E. Morren) Mez
- Bromelia lindevaldae Leme & E. Esteves
- Bromelia macedoi L.B. Smith
- Bromelia minima Leme & E. Esteves
- Bromelia morreniana (Regel) Mez
- Bromelia niduspuellae (André) André ex Mez
- Bromelia oliveirae L.B. Smith
- Bromelia palmeri Mez
- Bromelia pinguin Linnaeus
- Bromelia poeppigii Mez
- Bromelia redoutei (Baker) L.B. Smith
- Bromelia regnellii Mez
- Bromelia reversacantha Mez
- Bromelia rondoniana L.B. Smith
- Bromelia scarlatina (hortus ex Hérincq) E. Morren
- Bromelia serra Grisebach
- var. serra
- forma variegata (M.B. Foster) M.B. Foster
- var. serra
- Bromelia superba Mez
- Bromelia sylvicola S. Moore
- Bromelia tarapotina Ule
- Bromelia trianae Mez
- Bromelia tubulosa L.B. Smith
- Bromelia villosa Mez
Cultivation and uses
The resistant fiber obtained from B. serra and B. hieronymi, both known as chaguar, is an essential component of the economy of the Wichí tribe in the semi-arid Gran Chaco region of Argentina.