''Jagrantia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants 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 only contains one species, ''Jagrantia monstrum''. Its native range is south-eastern Nicaragua to northern Ecuador. It is found in the countries of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus name of ''Jagrantia'' is in honour of Jason Randall Grant (b. 1969), an American botanist in

Neuchâtel , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), ...

, Switzerland and specialist in Bromeliaceae. The Latin

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

of ''monstrum'' refers to '' monstrum'' meaning "a malfunctioning of nature". The word monster is derived from this term. It was first described and published in

Phytotaxa ''Phytotaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for rapid publication on any aspect of systematic botany. It publishes on a wide range of subjects, but focuses on new species, monographs, floras, revisions, reviews, and typification issues. ...

Vol.279 on pages 51-52 in 2016.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q42962449, from2=Q42968016 Tillandsioideae Plants described in 2016 Flora of western South America Flora of Central America