Bromeliads
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Tillandsioids
subfamilyTillandsioideae
Bromelioids
subfamilyBromelioideae
Puyoideae
subfamilyPuyoideae
Pitcairnioids
subfamilyPitcairnioideae
Hechtioideae
subfamilyHechtioideae
Brocchinioideae
subfamilyBrocchinioideae
Navioideae
subfamilyNavioideae
Lindmanioideae
subfamilyLindmanioideae
Pseudaraeococcus
genusPseudaraeococcus
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 49570.