Bromeliaceae

Translingual

Etymology

Bromelia +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Bromeliaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Poales – bromeliads, highly diverse tropical monocots, almost entirely of Central and South America, including the pineapple.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Brocchinioideae, Bromelioideae, Hechtioideae, Lindmanioideae, Navioideae, Pitcairnioideae, Tillandsioideae, Puyoideae - subfamilies
  • Acanthostachys, Aechmea, Ananas, Androlepis, Araeococcus, Ayensua, Billbergia, Brewcaria, Brocchinia, Bromelia, Canistrum, Catopsis, Connellia, Cottendorfia, Cryptanthus, Deuterocohnia, Disteganthus, Dyckia, Eduandrea, Encholirium, Fascicularia, Fernseea, Fosterella, Glomeropitcairnia, Greigia, Guzmania, Hechtia, Hohenbergia, Hohenbergiopsis, Lapanthus, Lindmania, Lymania, Mezobromelia, Navia, Neoglaziovia, Neoregelia, Nidularium, Ochagavia, Orthophytum, Pitcairnia, Portea, Puya, Quesnelia, Ronnbergia, Steyerbromelia, Tillandsia, Vriesea - genera

References

• Bromeliaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bromeliaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bromeliaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bromeliaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bromeliaceae at Tropicos
• Bromeliaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Bromeliaceae at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Bromeliaceae at APWeb