Bromeliaceae
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Bromeliads include epiphytes, such as Spanish moss, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple. Many bromeliads have a "tank" formed by their tightly-overlapping leaves, in which they store water. However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphytic Tillandsia species which gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes, and even a large number of desert-dwelling succulents.
The largest bromeliad is Puya raimondii, which reaches 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9-10 m tall, and the smallest is probably Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides.
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Garden bromeliad with flower spike
Genera
- Abromeitiella
- Acanthostachys
- Aechmea
- Ananas
- Androlepis
- Araeococcus
- Ayensua
- Billbergia
- Brewcaria
- Brocchinia
- Bromelia
- Canistrum
- Catopsis
- Chevaliera
- Connellia
- Cottendorfia
- Cryptanthus
- Deinacanthon
- Deuterocohnia
- Disteganthus
- Dyckia
- Encholirium
- Fascicularia
- Fernseea
- Fosterella
- Glomeropitcairnia
- Greigia
- Guzmania
- Hechtia
- Hohenbergia
- Hohenbergiopsis
- Lamprococcus
- Lindmania
- Lymania
- Macrochordion
- Mezobromelia
- Navia
- Neoglaziovia
- Neoregelia
- Nidularium
- Ochagavia
- Ortgiesia
- Orthophytum
- Pepinia
- Pitcairnia
- Platyaechmea
- Podaechmea
- Portea
- Pseudaechmea
- Pseudananas
- Puya
- Quesnelia
- Ronnbergia
- Steyerbromelia
- Streptocalyx
- Tillandsia
- Vriesia
- Wittrockia
External links
- Bromeliaceae in: Watson, L., and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, Information Retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com (2002-06-18)
- Bromeliad Society International
- Puya raimondii photos