Neoregelia kerryi
Species of flowering plant
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Neoregelia kerryi is a species of flowering plant in the genus Neoregelia. It is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its name has also been incorrectly spelt Neoregelia kerryae.[2]
| Neoregelia kerryi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Neoregelia |
| Subgenus: | Neoregelia subg. Longipetalopsis |
| Species: | N. kerryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoregelia kerryi Leme[1] | |
Taxonomy
Neoregelia kerryi was first described by Elton Leme in 1998. The specific epithet kerryi was given as a tribute to Kerry Herndon, former president of a bromeliad nursery in Florida.[3] As Kerry Herndon is a man,[4] the epithet kerryi is correct; kerryae would be for a woman.