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Bromeliaceae

Plant Families

Bromeliaceae, commonly known as the bromeliads, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales comprising about 80 genera and 3,700 known species, found primarily in tropical America. The family is distinguished within Poales by its septal nectaries and inferior ovaries, and includes both epiphytic species, such as Spanish moss, and terrestrial species, many of which form water holding tanks from overlapping leaf bases. Its best known member is the pineapple, and its largest species, Puya raimondii, can reach three to four metres in vegetative growth with flower spikes nine to ten metres tall.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Pineapple, Species
Source Wikidata: Pineapple
Puya Raimondii, Species
Source Puya Raimondii (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ156529, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Bromeliaceae
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Bromeliaceae, members of which are called bromeliads (), is a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
  • In Group: Monocot Families, Lead
    Bromeliaceae, members of which are called bromeliads (), is a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.
View the Source
Wikidata: Bromeliaceae
Wikidata Q156529, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Puya Raimondii (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Puya Raimondii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Pineapple
Parent Taxon Of: Pineapple, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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