Cottendorfia
Genus of flowering plants
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Cottendorfia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The genus name is for Johann Georg Freiherr Cotta von Cottendorf, German patron of the sciences (1796-1863).
| Cottendorfia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Navioideae |
| Genus: | Cottendorfia Schult. & Schult.f. |
| Species: | C. florida |
| Binomial name | |
| Cottendorfia florida Schult. & Schult.f. | |
There is only one known species, Cottendorfia florida, endemic to northeastern Brazil (Bahia and Piauí).[1][2][3][4]
