Infrafamilial information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Family: Bromeliaceae Juss., nom. cons.
subfam. Tillandsioideae

Family number: 2936. Last updated: 10-Jun-2011.
Number of accepted genera: 10.
Type genus: Tillandsia L.
Comment: monocot.

Complete list of genera

References for subfamily:

Barfuss, M. H. J. et al. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) based on DNA sequence data from seven plastid regions. Amer. J. Bot. 92:337–351.

Tribes for Tillandsioideae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Tillandsioideae	Catopsideae
Tillandsioideae	Glomeropitcairnieae
Tillandsioideae	Tillandsieae
Tillandsioideae	Vrieseeae

Images:

Fruit and seeds (Tillandsia usneoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Tillandsia usneoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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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?2936 (19 June 2013)

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