Biology:Ursulaea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Ursulaea
Ursulaea macvaughii BotGardBln271207A.jpg
U. macvaughii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Ursulaea
Read & Baensch
Species

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Synonyms

Aechmea [1]

Ursulaea (named for Ursula Baensch, plant breeder and co-author of Blooming Bromeliads)[2][3] is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Some authorities treat Ursulaea as a synonym of Aechmea.[1] There are two known species, both endemic to Mexico.[4][5]

Species

Image Name Distribution
Ursulaea macvaughii BotGardBln11302010C.jpg Ursulaea macvaughii (L.B. Smith) R.W. Read & H.U. Baensch Mexico (southern Jalisco through Colima to western Michoacán).
Botanischer Garten der Universität Basel - Ursulaea tuitensis Bromeliaceae.jpg Ursulaea tuitensis (Magaña & E.J. Lott) R.W. Read & H.U. Baensch Mexico (Jalisco).

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7901291 entry