Neoregelia pineliana

Neoregelia pineliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Neoregelia
Species:
N. pineliana
Binomial name
Neoregelia pineliana
(Lem.) L.B.Sm.
     It was endemic to Espírito Santo, Brazil[1] but is now extinct in the wild[2][3]
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Aregelia pineliana (Lem.) Mez
  • Nidularium pinelianum Lem.
  • Aregelia morreniana (Van Geert) Mez
  • Aregelia morreniana var. phyllanthidea (É.Morren ex Baker) Mez
  • Karatas morreniana (Van Geert) Antoine
  • Karatas morreniana var. phyllanthidea É.Morren ex Baker
  • Neoregelia morreniana (Van Geert) L.B.Sm.
  • Neoregelia pineliana f. phyllanthidea (É.Morren ex Baker) L.B.Sm.
  • Nidularium guyanense Brongn. ex Baker
  • Nidularium morrenianum Van Geert
  • Nidularium pulverulentum É.Morren ex Baker
  • Regelia morreniana (Van Geert) Lindm.

Neoregelia pineliana is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae endemic to southeastern Brazil.[2] It is extinct in the wild.[2][3]

Description

Neoregelia pineliana is an epiphytic,[2] or terrestrial,[1] perennial herb.[4] The sepals are 15–20 mm long.[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described as Nidularium pinelianum Lem. by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1860.[5] It was moved to the genus Neoregelia L.B.Sm. as Neoregelia pineliana (Lem.) L.B.Sm. by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1936.[6][7]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest of Espírito Santo, Brazil.[1]

Conservation

It is extinct in the wild[2][3] but is cultivated in numerous ex-situ collections in botanic gardens.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kessous, I. M., & Almeida, M. M. (n.d.). Neoregelia pineliana (Lem.) L.B.Sm. Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved June 17, 2026, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB6204
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Neoregelia pineliana (Lem.) L.B.Sm. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved June 16, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:123605-1
  3. 1 2 3 4 Neoregelia pineliana (Lem.) L.B.Sm. (n.d.-b). BGCI PlantSearch. Retrieved June 16, 2026, from https://plantsearch.bgci.org/taxon/25224
  4. ↑ Bromeliad (Neoregelia pineliana). (n.d.). National Gardening Association. Retrieved June 16, 2026, from https://garden.org/plants/view/348259/Bromeliad-Neoregelia-pineliana/
  5. ↑ Nidularium pinelianum Lem. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 17, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/123706-1
  6. ↑ Smith, Lyman B. (1936). Studies in the Bromeliaceae,--VII. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 114, 3--11.
  7. ↑ Neoregelia pineliana (Lem.) L.B.Sm. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 17, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/123605-1


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