Alcantarea imperialis
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| Alcantarea imperialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Alcantarea |
| Species: | A. imperialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcantarea imperialis | |
Alcantarea imperialis is a robust lithophytic species of bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae) in the genus Alcantarea.[1] This species is endemic to Brazil.[1]
It was first described in 1888 as Vriesea imperialis by Élie-Abel Carrière, who dedicated it to the Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil with the species epithet, imperialis.[2] It was assigned to the genus, Alcantarea, by Hermann Harms in 1930.[3]
