''Ursulaea'' (named for Ursula Baensch, plant breeder and co-author of ''Blooming Bromeliads'') is a

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 ...

. Some authorities treat ''Ursulaea'' as a synonym of '' Aechmea''. There are two known species, both endemic to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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Species

References

External links

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BSI Genera Gallery
photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q7901291 Endemic flora of Mexico Bromeliaceae genera