Bromelia

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Name (Latin)
Bromelia
Other forms of name
Bromela
See Also From tracing topical name
Bromeliaceae
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q131432
Library of congress: sh 88022609

Wikipedia description:

Bromelia is a genus of about 70 plant species widespread across Latin America and the West Indies. It is the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, and its type species is B. karatas. Bromelia species are characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx. The genus is named after the Swedish medical doctor and botanist Olof Bromelius (1639-1705).

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