Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Bromelia L.
BROMELIA
Classification
POALES
Bromelia
Citation
Bromelia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 285. 1753.
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TYPE: Bromelia karatas Linnaeus Lectotypified by Regel, Gartenflora 17: 67. 1868.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Bromelia pinguin PINGUIN Not Native
[Family identification key]

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Agallostachys Agallostachys Beer, Fam. Bromel. 16, 35. 1856 ("1857"). TYPE: Agallostachys sylvestris Beer (Bromelia sylvestris Willdenow ex Link 1821, non Burman f. 1768) Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Pl. 1: 73. 1871.
Deinacanthon Deinacanthon Mez, in Alph. de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 12. 1896. TYPE: Deinacanthon urbanianum (Mez) Mez (Rhodostachys urbaniana Mez)
Distiacanthus Distiacanthus Baker, Handb. Bromel. 13. 1889. TYPE: Distiacanthus scarlatinus (E. Morren) Baker (Bromelia scarlatina E. Morren)
Karatas Karatas Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. TYPE: Karatas plumieri E. Morren (Bromelia karatas Linnaeus = Bromelia Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification.
Pinguin Pinguin Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 67, 591. 1763. TYPE: Bromelia pinguin Linnaeus