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''Werauhia'' 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 ...
of the
botanical Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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 ...
, subfamily
Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nu ...
. The genus is named for
Werner Rauh Werner Rauh (16 May 1913 in Niemegk – 7 April 2000 in Heidelberg) was an internationally renowned German biologist, botanist and author. Biography Born in the town of Niemegk near Bitterfeld, Rauh studied at Biology faculty at the University of ...
, a German botanist (1913–2000). Based on molecular evidence, a number of species previously classified within other
bromeliad The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
genera, especially ''
Vriesea ''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central ...
'' and ''
Tillandsia ''Tillandsia'' is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to ...
'', have been placed in ''Werauhia'' instead.


Species

* '' Werauhia acuminata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia ampla'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia anitana'' J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia apiculata'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia attenuata'' (L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia balanophora'' (Mez) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia barii'' (J.F. Morales) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia bicolor'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia boliviana'' H. Luther * '' Werauhia bracteosa'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia broadwayi'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia brunei'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia burgeri'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia camptoclada'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia capitata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia comata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia cowellii'' (Mez & N.L. Britton) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia dalstroemii'' H. Luther * '' Werauhia diantha'' (H. Luther) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia dressleri'' (Rauh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia gibba'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia gigantea'' (Martius ex Schultes f.) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia gladioliflora'' (H. Wendland) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia graminifolia'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia greenbergii'' (J. Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia guadelupensis'' (Baker) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia haberi'' (J.F. Morales) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia hainesiorum'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia haltonii'' (H. Luther) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia haplostachya'' (C. Wright ex Sauvalle) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia hygrometrica'' (André) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia insignis'' (Mez) W. Till, Barfuss & R. Samuel * '' Werauhia jenii'' S. Pierce * '' Werauhia kathyae'' (J. Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia kupperiana'' (Suessenguth) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia latissima'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia laxa'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia leucophylla'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia luis-gomezii'' (J. Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia lutheri'' S. Pierce & J.E. Aranda * '' Werauhia lyman-smithii'' (J. Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia macrantha'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia macrochlamys'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia marnier-lapostollei'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia millennia'' J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia moralesii'' H. Luther * '' Werauhia nephrolepis'' (L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia noctiflorens'' T. Krömer, Espejo, López-Ferrari & Acebey * '' Werauhia notata'' (L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia nutans'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia ochracea'' (Rauh & E. Gross) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia orjuelae'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia ororiensis'' (Mez) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia osaensis'' (J.F. Morales) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia panamaensis'' (E. Gross & Rauh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia paniculata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia paupera'' (Mez & Sodiro) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia pectinata'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia pedicellata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia picta'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia pittieri'' (Mez) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia proctorii'' Cedeño-Maldonado * '' Werauhia pycnantha'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia ringens'' (Grisebach) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia rubra'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia rugosa'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia sanguinolenta'' (Linden ex Cogniaux & Marchal) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia singuliflora'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia sintenisii'' (Baker) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia stenophylla'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia subsecunda'' (Wittmack) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia tarmaensis'' (Rauh) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia tiquirensis'' (J.F. Morales) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia tonduziana'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia umbrosa'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia urbaniana'' (Mez) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia uxoris'' (Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia van-hyningii'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia verrucosa'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia vietoris'' (J. Utley) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia viridiflora'' (Regel) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia viridis'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia vittata'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia vulcanicola'' (J.F. Morales) J.F. Morales * '' Werauhia werckleana'' (Mez) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia williamsii'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant * '' Werauhia woodsoniana'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant


References


External links


''Werauhia'' photos at the Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies websiteBSI Genera Gallery
Werauhia photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q141053 Epiphytes Bromeliaceae genera