''Werauhia'' is a

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of the

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, 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

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genera, especially ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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