''Mezobromelia'' 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

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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 nutr ...

. The genus name is for

Carl Christian Mez Carl Christian Mez (26 March 1866 – 8 January 1944) was a German botanist and university professor. He is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing a botanical name. Life and work Mez came from a family of industrialists in Frei ...

, German botanist (1866-1944). Some authorities treat ''Mezobromelia'' as a synonym of ''

Cipuropsis ''Cipuropsis'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the Caribbean, southern Central America and northwestern South America. The genus was first described by Ule in 1907. Taxonomy , different circumscriptions of the ...

. The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to the

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and northern

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Species

Six species are currently recognised: * '' Mezobromelia bicolor'' L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador * '' Mezobromelia capituligera'' (Grisebach) J.R. Grant - West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad, Leeward Islands), South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) * ''

Mezobromelia hospitalis ''Mezobromelia hospitalis'', synonym ''Cipuropsis hospitalis'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith Lyman Bradford Smith (September 11, 1904 – May 4, ...

'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant - Colombia * ''

Mezobromelia magdalenae ''Mezobromelia magdalenae'', synonym ''Cipuropsis magdalenae'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith Lyman Bradford Smith (September 11, 1904 – May 4, ...

'' (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant - Colombia * '' Mezobromelia pleiosticha'' (Grisebach) Utley & H.Luther * '' Mezobromelia verecunda'' (L.B.Sm.) Gouda Species transferred to '' Gregbrownia'': * ''Mezobromelia brownii'' H. Luther = '' Gregbrownia brownii'' - Ecuador * ''Mezobromelia fulgens'' L.B. Smith = '' Gregbrownia fulgens'' - Ecuador * ''Mezobromelia hutchisonii'' (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith = '' Gregbrownia hutchisonii'' - Peru * ''Mezobromelia lyman-smithii'' Rauh & Barthlott = ''

Gregbrownia lyman-smithii ''Gregbrownia lyman-smithii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Ecuador. It was first described in 1976 as ''Mezobromelia lyman-smithii''. References

* Tillandsioideae Endemic flora of Ecuador {{Till ...

'' - Ecuador

References

External links

BSI Genera Gallery
photos * http://fcbs.org/pictures/Mezobrom.htm {{Taxonbar, from=Q141020 Bromeliaceae genera