Genus Alcantarea (É. Morren ex Mez) Harms


Summary
Genus number:
17594
Last updated:
5 September 2019
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Tillandsioideae
Tribe:
Vrieseeae
Accession count:

3 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Grant, J. R. 1995. Addendum to "The resurrection of Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus" (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae). Phytologia 78:119-123.
  2. Grant, J. R. 1995. The resurrection of Alcantarea and Werauhia, a new genus. Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91:11.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Versieux, L. M. et al. 2012. Molecular phylogenetics of the Brazilian giant bromeliads (Alcantarea, Bromeliaceae): implications for morphological evolution and biogeography. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 64:177-189. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.015.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=17594. Accessed 12 May 2026.