''Quesnelia humilis'' is a
species of
flowering 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 and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
,
endemic to
Brazil (São Paulo and Paraná).
[ It was first described by Carl Christian Mez in 1892.][ It is found in the ]Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...
ecoregion of south and southeastern Brazil.[
]
See also
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References
humilis
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Flora of Paraná (state)
Flora of São Paulo (state)
Plants described in 1892
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