Alcantarea
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| Alcantarea | |
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| Flowering Alcantarea imperialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Alcantarea (É.Morren ex Mez) Harms |
| Type species | |
| Alcantarea regina | |
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Alcantarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Bromeliaceae family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil.[1] It is related to the genus Vriesea in the subfamily Tillandsioideae.
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