Biology:Gregbrownia
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Short description: Genus of plants
| Gregbrownia | |
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| G. fulgens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss |
Gregbrownia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.[1]
It is native to Ecuador and northern Peru.[1]
The genus name of Gregbrownia is in honour of Gregory K. Brown (b. 1951), an American botanist and specialist in Bromeliaceae.[2]
It was first described and published in Phytotaxa vol.279 on page 40 in 2016.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Gregbrownia brownii (H.Luther) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia brownii H.Luther
- Gregbrownia fulgens (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia fulgens L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia hutchisonii (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B.Smi.) W.Weber & L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia lyman-smithii (Rauh & Barthlott) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77158936-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q42811440 entry
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