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Brocchinia
| Description | Brocchinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Brocchinioideae, containing 20 species. The genus is named for Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Italian naturalist (1772β1826). 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 species are generally restricted to areas of sand and sandstone of the Roraima Formation; a few occur on granite. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocchinia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Bromeliaceae : Brocchinia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Brocchinia Schult.f. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocchinia |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brocchinia acuminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia amazonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia cataractarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia cowanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia delicatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia gilmartiniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia hechtioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia hitchcockii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia maguirei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia melanacra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia micrantha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia paniculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia prismatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia reducta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia rupestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia serrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia steyermarkii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia tatei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia vestita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brocchinia wurdackiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
References
| Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature]. Web publication, available at http://botany.si.edu/ing/ (accessed August 2007). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: U.S. National Plant Germplasm Resources Information Network, September 2011 version. Available online at https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyquery.aspx. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000/Takhtajan, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| in J. J. Roemer & J. A. Schultes - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
