''Gregbrownia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to 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 ...
.
It is native to
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
and northern
Peru
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.
The genus name of ''Gregbrownia'' is in honour of Gregory K. Brown (b. 1951), an American botanist and specialist in Bromeliaceae.
It was first described and published in
Phytotaxa
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vol.279 on page 40 in 2016.
Known species, according to Kew:
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Gregbrownia brownii'' , syn. ''Mezobromelia brownii''
H.Luther
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Gregbrownia fulgens'' , syn. ''Mezobromelia fulgens''
L.B.Sm.
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Gregbrownia hutchisonii'' , syn. ''Mezobromelia hutchisonii''
(L.B.Smi.) W.Weber & L.B.Sm.
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Gregbrownia lyman-smithii
''Gregbrownia lyman-smithii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Ecuador. It was first described in 1976 as ''Mezobromelia lyman-smithii''.
References
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Tillandsioideae
Endemic flora of Ecuador
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'' , syn. ''Mezobromelia lyman-smithii''
Rauh & Barthlott
References
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Tillandsioideae
Bromeliaceae genera
Plants described in 2016
Flora of Ecuador
Flora of Peru