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Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Translingual
Proper noun
Bromeliaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Poales – bromeliads, highly diverse tropical monocots, almost entirely of Central and South America, including the pineapple.
Hypernyms
- (family): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Brocchinioideae, Bromelioideae, Hechtioideae, Lindmanioideae, Navioideae, Pitcairnioideae, Tillandsioideae, Puyoideae - subfamilies
- Acanthostachys, Aechmea, Ananas, Androlepis, Araeococcus, Ayensua, Billbergia, Brewcaria, Brocchinia, Bromelia, Canistrum, Catopsis, Connellia, Cottendorfia, Cryptanthus, Deuterocohnia, Disteganthus, Dyckia, Eduandrea, Encholirium, Fascicularia, Fernseea, Fosterella, Glomeropitcairnia, Greigia, Guzmania, Hechtia, Hohenbergia, Hohenbergiopsis, Lapanthus, Lindmania, Lymania, Mezobromelia, Navia, Neoglaziovia, Neoregelia, Nidularium, Ochagavia, Orthophytum, Pitcairnia, Portea, Puya, Quesnelia, Ronnbergia, Steyerbromelia, Tillandsia}, Vriesea - genera