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Alcantarea
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Imperialis1
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Regina, Bromeliaceae (6089074532)
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Patriae
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Brasiliana IMG 1633
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Lurida
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Nahoumii Flower Spike (6305824976)
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Distractila
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Duarteana
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea PhotosBSI Genera Gallery
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Alcantarea Imperialis
''Alcantarea imperialis'' is a species of bromeliad in the genus ''Alcantarea''. This species is endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1888 as ''Vriesea imperialis'' by Élie-Abel Carrière, who dedicated it to the emperor of Brazil with the species epithet, ''imperialis''. It was assigned to the genus, ''Alcantarea'', by Hermann Harms in 1930. Description This large terrestrial bromeliad was once classified as ''Vriesea imperialis'' but is now recognized as part of the genus ''Alcantarea''. It can be found growing on rocky slopes in the Serra dos Órgãos in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... It can tolerate dry conditions and full sunlight. Considered one of the giants of the genus, "its leathery leaves measuring 6 inches in width and ...
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Alcantarea Regina
''Alcantarea regina'' is a plant species in the genus ''Alcantarea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References *BSI Cultivar RegistryRetrieved 11 October 2009 regina Endemic flora of Brazil {{Tillandsioideae-stub ...
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Alcantarea Glaziouana
''Alcantarea glaziouana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Alcantarea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... Cultivars * ''Alcantarea'' 'John Stodart' References *BSI Cultivar RegistryRetrieved 11 October 2009 glaziouana Flora of Brazil {{Tillandsioideae-stub ...
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Alcantarea Extensa
''Alcantarea extensa'' is a plant species in the genus ''Alcantarea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References * extensa Flora of Brazil {{Tillandsioideae-stub ...
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