''Connellia'' is a
genus
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of plants in the
family
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Bromeliaceae. The genus name is for Frederick Vavasour McConnell, English ornithologist and biologist (1868-1914). There are 6 known species, all native to the Guyana Highlands of
Guyana and
Venezuela
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.
[Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.]
Species
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Connellia augustae''
(R. Schomburgk) N.E. Brown
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Connellia caricifolia''
L.B. Smith
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Connellia nahoumii''
Leme
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Connellia nutans''
L.B. Smith
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Connellia quelchii''
N.E. Brown
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Connellia varadarajanii''
L.B. Smith & Steyermark
References
External links
BSI Genera Galleryphotos
Bromeliaceae genera
Flora of Guyana
Taxa named by N. E. Brown
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