Kingdom Plantae Family Bromeliaceae Higher classification Bromeliads | Order Poales Subfamily Bromelioideae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Araeococcus, Bromeliads, Ronnbergia, Fernseea, Canistrum | ||
Lymania (named for Lyman Bradford Smith, American botanist) is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenera Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia.".
Lymania is a group of plants endemic to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest. Modern DNA analysis has confirmed that Lymania is correctly classified as an independent genus containing two distinct clades.
Species
- Lymania alvimii (L.B. Smith & R.W. Read) R.W. Read
- Lymania azurea Leme
- Lymania brachycaulis (E. Morren ex Baker) L.O.F. de Sousa
- Lymania corallina (Brongniart ex Beer) R.W. Read
- Lymania globosa Leme
- Lymania languida Leme
- Lymania marantoides (L.B. Smith) R.W. Read
- Lymania smithii R.W. Read
- Lymania spiculata Leme & Forzza
References
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