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Brocchinia
Brocchinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. However, a recent DNA study suggests the breakup of the Pitcairnioideae subfamily into 6 new subfamilies and Brocchinia would be the sole genus of new subfamily Brocchinioideae (family Bromeliaceae). The genus is named for Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Italian naturalist (1772–1826). Brocchinia species are native primarily to the ancient Guayana Shield in southern Venezuela and Guyana, with some species extending into Colombia and northern Brazil. Its...
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Brocchinia micrantha
speciesBrocchinia micrantha
Brocchinia tatei
speciesBrocchinia tatei
Brocchinia reducta
speciesBrocchinia reducta
Brocchinia hechtioides
speciesBrocchinia hechtioides
Brocchinia steyermarkii
speciesBrocchinia steyermarkii
Brocchinia acuminata
speciesBrocchinia acuminata
Brocchinia amazonica
speciesBrocchinia amazonica
Brocchinia gilmartiniae
speciesBrocchinia gilmartiniae
Brocchinia cataractarum
speciesBrocchinia cataractarum
Brocchinia delicatula
speciesBrocchinia delicatula
Brocchinia hitchcockii
speciesBrocchinia hitchcockii
Brocchinia maguirei
speciesBrocchinia maguirei
Brocchinia melanacra
speciesBrocchinia melanacra
Brocchinia paniculata
speciesBrocchinia paniculata
Brocchinia rupestris
speciesBrocchinia rupestris
Brocchinia vestita
speciesBrocchinia vestita
Brocchinia wurdackiana
speciesBrocchinia wurdackiana
Brocchinia cowanii
speciesBrocchinia cowanii
Brocchinia prismatica
speciesBrocchinia prismatica
Brocchinia uaipanensis
speciesBrocchinia uaipanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142335.