''Eduandrea'' is a
monotypic genus plants in the
family Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
, subfamily
Bromelioideae.
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 André (1840-1911).
[J. Brom Soc 58(2) 2008]
Distribution
The
bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
species ''Eduandrea selloana'' is
endemic to
Minas Gerais state, within the
Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern
Brazil.
[DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"]
''Rodriguésia 59'', February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−, abstract− species lists−. accessed 30 May 2016.
The plant is a
Critically endangered species in its Bahian habitats.
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References
Bromelioideae
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Flora of Minas Gerais
Bromeliaceae genera
Monotypic Poales genera
Plants described in 1896
Critically endangered flora of South America
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Taxa named by Rafaël Govaerts
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