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Family: Bromeliaceae  Juss., nom. cons.

Family number: 169. Last updated: 17-Jan-2003.
Number of accepted genera: 56.
Type genus: Bromelia L.
Comment: monocot family.

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References for family:

  • Givnish, T. J. et al. 2007. Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography of Bromeliaceae inferred from ndhF sequence data. Aliso 23:3–26.
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Synonyms for family:


Subfamilies and tribes for Bromeliaceae:

Subfamily Tribe Subtribe
Brocchinioideae
Bromelioideae
Hechtioideae
Lindmanioideae
Navioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Puyoideae
Tillandsioideae
Tillandsioideae Catopsideae
Tillandsioideae Glomeropitcairnieae
Tillandsioideae Tillandsieae
Tillandsioideae Vrieseeae


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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?169 (21 May 2013)

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