Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Bromelioideae Scientific name Eduandrea selloana Rank Genus | Family Bromeliaceae Species E. selloana Higher classification Bromeliads Order Poales | |
Similar Bromeliads, Fernseea, Ronnbergia, Araeococcus, Edmundoa | ||
Eduandrea is a monotypic genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
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Taxonomy
It contains a single species, Eduandrea selloana.
The former genus Andrea has been ruled invalid and renamed Eduandrea in honor of the collector Édouard François André (1840-1911).
Distribution
The bromeliad species Eduandrea selloana is endemic to Minas Gerais state, within the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.
The plant is a Critically endangered species in its Bahian habitats.
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