Gregbrownia
Genus of plants
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Gregbrownia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.[1]
| Gregbrownia | |
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| G. fulgens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss |
It is native to Ecuador and northern Peru.[1]
The genus name of Gregbrownia is in honour of Gregory K. Brown (b. 1951), an American botanist and specialist in Bromeliaceae.[2]
It was first described and published in Phytotaxa vol.279 on page 40 in 2016.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Gregbrownia brownii (H.Luther) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia brownii H.Luther
- Gregbrownia fulgens (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia fulgens L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia hutchisonii (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B.Smi.) W.Weber & L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia lyman-smithii (Rauh & Barthlott) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott