Navioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliad 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 contains four or five genera, formerly placed in a more broadly defined subfamily

Pitcairnioideae Pitcairnioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae. Traditionally, it was a large subfamily, comprising all those species with winged or more rarely naked seeds. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that traditional Pitcairni ...

Genera

, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads accepted five genera, while

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accepted four. *''

Brewcaria ''Brewcaria'' is a genus of plants in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintai ...

L.B.Sm. Lyman Bradford Smith (September 11, 1904 – May 4, 1997) was an American botanist. Smith was born in Winchester, Massachusetts. He studied botany during the 1920s at Harvard University and received his PhD from Harvard in 1930. Between 1928 a ...

, Steyerm. & H.Rob. (may be included in ''Navia'') *''

Cottendorfia ''Cottendorfia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The genus name is for Johann Georg Freiherr Cotta von Cottendorf, German patron of the sciences (1796-1863). There is only one known species, ''Cottendorfia florida'', endemic t ...

'' Schult.f. *'' Navia'' Schult. & Schult.f. *''

Sequencia ''Sequencia'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The sole species is ''Sequencia serrata'' ( originally ''Brocchinia serrata''), endemic to the Vaupés region of Colombia. Formerly in the genus ''Brocchinia'', the ...

'' (L.B.Sm.) Givnish *''

Steyerbromelia ''Steyerbromelia'' (named after Julian A. Steyermark, an American plant collector, author, and editor) is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Navioideae. All the known species in the genus are endemic to southern Venezuela ...

'' L.B.Sm.

References

Commelinid subfamilies {{Bromeliaceae-stub