''Josemania'' is a

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, first described in 2016.

Taxonomy

, the genus is accepted by the Encyclopedia of Bromeliads, while

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sinks it into ''

Cipuropsis ''Cipuropsis'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the Caribbean, southern Central America and northwestern South America. The genus was first described by Ule in 1907. Taxonomy , different circumscriptions of the ...

''. Five species are accepted by the Encyclopedia of Bromeliads: *'' Josemania asplundii'' (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. ''Cipuropsis asplundii'' (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng *'' Josemania delicatula'' (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. ''Cipuropsis delicatula'' (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng *'' Josemania pinnata'' (Mez & Sodiro) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. ''Cipuropsis pinnata'' (Mez & Sodiro) Christenh. & Byng *'' Josemania singularis'' (Mez & Wercklé) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. ''Cipuropsis singularis'' (Mez & Wercklé) Christenh. & Byng *'' Josemania truncata'' (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. ''Cipuropsis truncata'' (L.B.Sm.) Christenh. & Byng

References

Tillandsioideae {{Tillandsioideae-stub