Alcantarea

Alcantarea
File:Alcantarea imperialis1.jpg
Flowering Alcantarea imperialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Alcantarea (É.Morren ex Mez) Harms
Species
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Alcantarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Bromeliaceae family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil. It is related to the genus Vriesea in the subfamily Tillandsioideae.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Alcantarea benzingii Leme	Brazil.
File:Alcantarea brasiliana IMG 1633.jpg	Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
	Alcantarea burle-marxii (Leme) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
	Alcantarea distractila Leme & Paula	Brazil (Minas Gerais)
	Alcantarea duarteana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant	Brazil (Minas Gerais: Planalto de Diamantina).
File:Alcantarea extensa (5062055396).jpg	Alcantarea extensa (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
	Alcantarea farneyi (Martinelli & A. Costa) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
File:Bromeliaceae Alcantarea glaziouana 1.jpg	Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
	Alcantarea glaziouana (Lemaire) Leme	Brazil.
File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0554 rbgs10dec.jpg	Alcantarea heloisae J.R. Grant	Brazil.
File:Alcantarea imperialis1.jpg	Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms	Brazil.
	Alcantarea lurida Leme	Brazil (Minas Gerais).
File:Alcantarea nahoumii flower spike (6305824976).jpg	Alcantarea nahoumii (Leme) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
	Alcantarea nevaresii Leme	Brazil.
File:20100717 Alcantarea ordorata silver.jpg	Alcantarea odorata (Leme) J.R. Grant	Brazil.
	Alcantarea patriae Versieux & Wanderley	Brazil.
File:Alcantarea regina, Bromeliaceae (6089074532).jpg	Alcantarea regina (Vellozo) Harms	Brazil.
	Alcantarea roberto-kautskyi Leme	Brazil.
	Alcantarea tortuosa Versieux & Wanderley	Brazil.
	Alcantarea turgida Versieux & Wanderley	Brazil.
File:Vriesea vinicolor 1zz.jpg	Alcantarea vinicolor (E. Pereira & Reitz) J.R. Grant	Brazil.

External links

• FCBS Alcantarea Photos
• BSI Genera Gallery photos