Bromelia

Translingual

Bromelia balansae

Etymology

New Latin, after Olof Bromelius (1639-1705), Swedish botanist, +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Bromelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Bromeliaceae - family; Bromelioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bromelia pinguin - type species; Bromelia karatas - lectotype; Bromelia antiacantha, Bromelia balansae, Bromelia chrysantha, Bromelia nidus-puellae, Bromelia serra, Bromelia trianae - selected other species.
  • For more species and for synonyms and unresolved names see Bromelia at The Plant List.

References

• Bromelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bromelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bromelia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bromelia at USDA Plants database
• Bromelia at Tropicos
• Bromelia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bromelia at the Catalogue of Life 
• Bromelia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Bromelia at The Plant List