| Lymania | |
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| Lymania smithii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Lymania Read |
Lymania (named for Lyman Bradford Smith, American botanist) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenera Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia."
Lymania is a group of plants endemic to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest. Modern DNA analysis has confirmed that Lymania is correctly classified as an independent genus containing two distinct clades.
Species
As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
- Lymania alvimii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Read
- Lymania azurea Leme
- Lymania brachycaulis (Baker) L.F.Sousa
- Lymania corallina (Beer) Read
- Lymania globosa Leme
- Lymania involucrata Leme & E.H.Souza
- Lymania languida Leme
- Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read
- Lymania smithii Read
- Lymania spiculata Leme & Forzza
References
- "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- Sousa et al. 2004. Is the genus Lymania (Bromeliaceae) monophyletyc? Phylogenetic analyses of morphology, molecular and combined data. Presentation, Botany 2004 conference. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Sousa et al. 2006. Monophyly and Phylogenetic Relationships in Lymania (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) Based on Morphology and Chloroplast DNA Sequences. Presentation, Botany 2006 conference, Chico, California, USA
- "Lymania Read". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
External links
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