Nidularium

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Nidularium
Nidularium fulgens in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Nidularium
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Synonyms[1]
  • Aregelia Kuntze
  • Gemellaria Pinel ex Lem.
  • Canistropsis (Mez) Lem.

Nidularium is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Named to describe the nestling characteristic of the inflorescence (Lat. nidulus = little nest), all the species are endemic to Brazil.[1][2][3] Commonly confused with Neoregelia which they resemble, this plant group was first described in 1854.[4]

Species

Gallery

  • Nidularium innocentii
    Nidularium innocentii
  • Nidularium innocentii innocentii
    Nidularium innocentii innocentii
  • Nidularium amazonicum
    Nidularium amazonicum

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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  3. ^ Monteiro, R.F.; Moreira, B.A. "Nidularium". Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
  4. ^ Lemaire, (Antoine) Charles. 1854. Jardin Fleuriste 4: t. 411, Misc. 60

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