''Lemeltonia'' is a 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 ...

. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Lemeltonia'' is in honour of Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme (b. 1960), a Brazilian botanist and specialist in Brazilian Bromeliaceae at a herbarium in Rio de Janeiro. It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.279 on page 41 in 2016.

Known species

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Lemeltonia acosta-solisii ''Lemeltonia acosta-solisii'' is a species of plant 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 an ...

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Lemeltonia cornuta ''Lemeltonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guian ...

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Lemeltonia dodsonii ''Lemeltonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guia ...

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Lemeltonia monadelpha ''Lemeltonia monadelpha'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Lemeltonia''. This species is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Central America, and northern South America (Colombia, northern Brazil, the Guianas The Guianas, som ...

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Lemeltonia narthecioides ''Lemeltonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guia ...

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Lemeltonia scaligera ''Lemeltonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guia ...

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Lemeltonia triglochinoides ''Lemeltonia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guia ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q42936418 Tillandsioideae Bromeliaceae genera Plants described in 2016 Flora of Central America Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America