Brewcaria

Brewcaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Brewcaria
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Brewcaria is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The genus is named for Charles Brewer-Carías, Venezuelan explorer and naturalist. It contains 6 known species, all native to Colombia and Venezuela.[1][2][3]

Species

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  3. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584

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