genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of plants in the
family
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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
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads ( Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will a ...
. It is native to
Latin America
Latin America or
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from
Mexico
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to
Chile
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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families /ref> The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865.
''Greigias'' are unique among bromeliads in that they do not die after flowering. Instead, they continue to bloom every year from the same rosette.V. Padilla ''Bromeliads'' (1977), pp.48 Crown Publishers, Inc
Species
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Greigia acebeyi
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticul ...
Greigia collina
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticul ...
'' L.B. Smith - Cundinamarca
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Greigia columbiana
''Greigia columbiana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Two varieties are recognized:
#''Greigia columbiana'' var. ''columbiana'' - Costa Rica, Pana ...
'' L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
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Greigia danielii
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia, Bolivia
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Greigia exserta
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia
* '' Greigia kessleri'' H. Luther - Bolivia
* '' Greigia landbeckii'' (Lechler ex Philippi) Philippi - Chile
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Greigia leymebambana
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
'' H. Luther - Peru
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Greigia macbrideana
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
'' L.B. Smith - Peru
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Greigia marioi
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
Greigia membranacea
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
Greigia nubigena
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
'' L.B. Smith - Colombia
* '' Greigia oaxacana'' L.B. Smith - Oaxaca, Chiapas
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Greigia ocellata
''Greigia ocellata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. It is also perennial.
This species is native to Venezuela
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Greigia racinae
''Greigia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile. The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticult ...
Greigia sphacelata
''Greigia sphacelata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Greigia''. This species is endemic to Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, ...