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Genus of flowering plants

Quesnelia
Quesnelia testudo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Quesnelia
Gaudich.
Type species
Quesnelia quesneliana
Synonyms

Lievena Regel

Quesnelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781–1850). Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species. This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.

Species

As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted 24 species:

Image Name Distribution
Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura Bahia
Quesnelia alvimii Leme Bahia
Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná
Quesnelia augustocoburgii Wawra Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia clavata Amorim & Leme Bahia
Quesnelia conquistensis Leme Bahia
Quesnelia dubia Leme Bahia
Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia humilis Mez from São Paulo to Paraná
Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith Paraná, Santa Catarina
Quesnelia indecora Mez Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia koltesii Amorim & Leme Bahia
Quesnelia lateralis Wawra Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez probably extinct
Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro
Quesnelia testudo Lindman from São Paulo to Paraná
Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann Minas Gerais
Quesnelia vasconcelosiana Leme Minas Gerais
Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença São Paulo

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Ad. Brongniart. Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique et biologie végétale. ser 2. volume 15. p.371.
  3. E.A. Carrière. Revue Horticole. volume 45. pages 451-452. see fn
  4. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  5. "Quesnelia Gaudich." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

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Quesnelia
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