''Navia'' is a

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of plants in the

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Bromeliaceae, containing 95 species. Described as early as 1830 in Guyana, they are commonly cultivated for their colorful foliage and

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s. All the species are native to northern

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( Guyana, Suriname,

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, Colombia, northern

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Species

* '' Navia abysmophila'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia acaulis'' Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Colombia * '' Navia affinis'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia aliciae'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia aloifolia ''Navia aloifolia'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on t ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia angustifolia Navia may refer to: *Navia (San Luis), a village and municipality in San Luis Province, Argentina *Navia, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province *Navia, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain **Navia (parish) *Navia (riv ...

'' (Baker) Mez - Guyana * '' Navia arida'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Venezuela, Guyana * '' Navia aurea'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia axillaris'' Betancur - Colombia * '' Navia barbellata'' L.B. Smith - Guyana * '' Navia berryana'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia bicolor Navia may refer to: *Navia (San Luis), a village and municipality in San Luis Province, Argentina *Navia, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province *Navia, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain **Navia (parish) *Navia (riv ...

'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia brachyphylla'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia breweri'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia cardonae'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia caricifolia'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia carnevalii'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia caulescens Navia may refer to: *Navia (San Luis), a village and municipality in San Luis Province, Argentina *Navia, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province *Navia, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain ** Navia (parish) *Navia (ri ...

'' Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f. - Colombia * '' Navia caurensis'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia colorata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia connata'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * ''

Navia crassicaulis ''Navia crassicaulis'' is a species of bromeliad in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a countr ...

'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia cretacea'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia crispa'' L.B. Smith - Venezuela * ''

Navia cucullata ''Navia cucullata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the n ...

'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia culcitaria'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia duidae ''Navia duidae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Cerro Duida, a mountain in Amazonas, Venezuela ) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Amazonas'' , image_map = Amazonas in Venezu ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ebracteata'' Betancur & Arbeláez - Colombia * '' Navia emergens'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia filifera'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia fontoides'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia garcia-barrigae'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * ''

Navia geaster ''Navia geaster'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the no ...

'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia glandulifera'' B. Holst - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia glauca'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia gleasonii'' L.B. Smith - Guyana, Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia graminifolia'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia heliophila'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia huberiana'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia immersa'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia incrassata'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia intermedia'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia involucrata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia jauana'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia lactea'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lanigera'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia lasiantha ''Navia lasiantha'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the n ...

'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia latifolia'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia lepidota'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia liesneri'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia lindmanioides ''Navia lindmanioides'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on t ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia linearis'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia luzuloides'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia maguirei'' L.B. Smith - Suriname * '' Navia mima'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia mosaica'' B. Holst - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia myriantha'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Brazil * '' Navia navicularis'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Bolívar State in Venezuela * ''

Navia nubicola ''Navia nubicola'' is a plant species in the genus ''Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the no ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ocellata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia octopoides ''Navia octopoides'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia ovoidea'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia paruana'' B. Holst - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia parvula'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia patria'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pauciflora'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia phelpsiae'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pilarica'' Betancur - Colombia * ''

Navia piresii Navia may refer to: *Navia (San Luis), a village and municipality in San Luis Province, Argentina *Navia, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province *Navia, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain **Navia (parish) *Navia (riv ...

'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Brazil * '' Navia polyglomerata'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pulvinata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia pungens'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia robinsonii'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia sandwithii'' L.B. Smith - Guyana * ''

Navia saxicola ''Navia saxicola'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the n ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia schultesiana Navia may refer to: *Navia (San Luis), a village and municipality in San Luis Province, Argentina *Navia, Iran, a village in North Khorasan Province *Navia, Asturias, a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain **Navia (parish) *Navia (riv ...

'' L.B. Smith - Colombia * '' Navia scirpiflora'' L.B. Smith, Steyermark & Robinson - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia scopulorum'' L.B. Smith - Venezuela * '' Navia semiserrata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia serrulata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia splendens ''Navia splendens'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is native to Venezuela and Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana i ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela, Guyana * ''

Navia stenodonta ''Navia stenodonta'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia steyermarkii'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia subpetiolata'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia tentaculata'' B. Holst - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia terramarae'' L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia trichodonta'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia umbratilis'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * ''

Navia viridis ''Navia viridis'' is a plant species in the genus '' Navia''. This species is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the no ...

'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Navia wurdackii'' L.B. Smith - Bolívar State in Venezuela * '' Navia xyridiflora'' L.B. Smith - Amazonas State in Venezuela

References

External links

FCBS Bromeliad Photo Index

BSI Genera Gallery
photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q14532 Bromeliaceae genera