Bromelioideae
- 1 min read
- 2 chapters
Explore on Lably
ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursDescription
The foliage in most bromelioides grows to form a rosette where water is caught and stored. Their leaves are usually spined and they produce berry-like fruits in their blooms. These plants contain an inferior ovary.
Sign in to keep reading
One more chapter is free with a Lably account.
Genera
As of November 2022, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads listed 39 genera, plus one hybrid genus (×Hohenmea B.R.Silva & L.F.Sousa) and one genus with no species listed, that Plants of the World Online treated as an artificial hybrid genus (×Cryptbergia R.G.Wilson & C.L.Wilson). A further genus, Hylaeaicum, was separated from Neoregelia in 2021.
More in Plants
Molecular phylogeneticsBranch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differencesMicrometreUnit of length; one millionth of a metrePerennialPlant that lives for more than two yearsDeciduousPlants that shed leaves seasonallyGram-negative bacteriaGroup of bacteria that do not retain the Gram stain used in bacterial differentiationLegumePlants in the family Fabaceae