''Ochagavia'' is a plant

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

in the plant

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Bromeliaceae, subfamily

Bromelioideae Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will ada ...

. The genus is named for Sylvestris Ochagavia, Chilean minister of education.

Endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to southern and central

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

(including the

Juan Fernández Islands The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...

),Steens, Andrew. Bromeliads for the Contemporary Gardener. Timber Press; Portland, Oregon USA. 2003 this genus is represented by four accepted

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

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Species

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External links

* ttp://www.conaf.cl/cd_sitio_web_flora_regional/comprimidos/Plantillas/Continental/Ochagavia_litoralis_mata.htm Ochagavia litoralis (in Spanish)[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.conaf.cl/cd_sitio_web_flora_regional/comprimidos/Plantillas/Continental/Ochagavia_litoralis_mata.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.conaf.cl/cd_sitio_web_flora_regional/comprimidos/Plantillas/Continental/Ochagavia_litoralis_mata.htm%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us English translation.]
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photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q141171 Ochagavia, Endemic flora of Chile Juan Fernández Islands Bromeliaceae genera