Pseudalcantarea

Pseudalcantarea
Pseudalcantarea grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Pseudalcantarea
(Mez) Pinzón & Barfuss[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Tillandsia subg. Pseudalcantarea C.Presl

Pseudalcantarea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.[1][3] Its native range is Mexico to Central America.[1] It was first described as the subgenus Pseudalcantarea of Tillandsia before being raised to a full genus in 2016.[2][4]

Species

Image[1]Scientific nameDistribution
Pseudalcantarea grandis (Schltdl.) Pinzón & BarfussMexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Queretaro), Guatemala, and Honduras
Pseudalcantarea macropetala (Wawra) Pinzón & Barfusssouthern Mexico.
Pseudalcantarea viridiflora (Beer) Pinzón & BarfussMexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pseudalcantarea (Mez) Pinzón & Barfuss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Pseudalcantarea (C.Presl) Pinzón & Barfuss". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Pseudalcantarea (Mez) Pinzón & Barfuss". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gouda, E.J.; Butcher, D.; Gouda, C.S. (2022). "genus Pseudalcantarea (Mez) Pinzón & Barfuss". Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads. Utrecht University Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-10-28.