''Wittmackia'' is a
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of
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s in the
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Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
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''.
The genus name of ''Wittmackia'' is in honour of
Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist.
The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.3 (Issue 3) on page 274 in 1891.
Its native range stretches down from
Mexico
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, through Central America to Tropical America, including parts of the Caribbean. They are found in Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Islands.
Known species
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listed the following species:
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Wittmackia abbreviata
''Wittmackia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family ''Bromeliaceae''.
The genus name of ''Wittmackia'' is in honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist.
The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & ...
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(L.B.Sm. & Proctor) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia altocaririensis''
(Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia amorimii''
(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia andersoniana''
(Leme & H.Luther) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia antillana''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia bicolor
''Wittmackia bicolor'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to south Brazil (the state of Santa Catarina).Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro ...
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(L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia brasiliensis''
(E.Pereira & I.A.Penna) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia burle-marxii
''Wittmackia burle-marxii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America a ...
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(E.Pereira) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia canaliculata''
(Leme & H.Luther) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia carvalhoi''
(Martinelli & Leme) Aguirre-Santoro, syn. ''Ronnbergia carvalhoi''
Martinelli & Leme
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Wittmackia caymanensis''
(Britton ex L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia distans''
(Griseb.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia eriostachya''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia fawcettii''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia froesii''
(L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia gregaria''
(Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia incompta''
(Leme & H.Luther) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia inermis''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia ituberaensis''
(Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia jamaicana''
(L.B.Sm. & Proctor) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia laesslei''
(L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia laevigata''
(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia limae
''Wittmackia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family ''Bromeliaceae''.
The genus name of ''Wittmackia'' is in honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist.
The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & ...
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(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia lingulata''
(L.) Mez
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Wittmackia lingulatoides''
(Leme & H.Luther) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia linharesiorum''
(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia maranguapensis''
(Leme & Scharf) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia mesoamericana''
(I.Ramírez, Carnevali & Cetzal) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia negrilensis''
(Britton ex L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia neoregelioides''
(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro, syn. ''Ronnbergia neoregelioides''
Leme
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Wittmackia patentissima''
(Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez
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Wittmackia penduliflora''
(A.Rich.) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia pendulispica''
(Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia pernambucentris''
(J.A.Siqueira & Leme) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia polycephala''
(Baker) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia portoricensis''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia rohan-estyi''
(Proctor, Aguirre-Santoro & K.Campbell) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia silvana''
(Leme) Aguirre-Santoro, syn. ''Ronnbergia silvana''
Leme
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Wittmackia spinulosa''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia sulbahianensis''
(Leme, Amorim & J.A.Siqueira) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia tentaculifera''
(Leme, Amorim & J.A.Siqueira) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia turbinocalyx
''Wittmackia turbinocalyx'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil (the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais). It was first described in 1892 by Carl Christian Mez
Carl Christian Mez (26 March 1866 – 8 ...
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(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia urbaniana''
(Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
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Wittmackia viridostigma''
(Leme & H.Luther) Aguirre-Santoro
References
Flora of South America
Bromeliaceae genera
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