Lemeltonia
| Lemeltonia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lemeltonia dodsonii | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Lemeltonia Barfuss & W.Till |
Lemeltonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.[1]
Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Lemeltonia is in honour of Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme (b. 1960), a Brazilian botanist and specialist in Brazilian Bromeliaceae at a herbarium in Rio de Janeiro.[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.279 on page 41 in 2016.[1]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew;[1]
- Lemeltonia acosta-solisii (Gilmartin) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia cornuta (Mez & Sodiro) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia dodsonii (L.B.Sm.) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia monadelpha (É.Morren) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia narthecioides (C.Presl) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia scaligera (Mez & Sodiro) Barfuss & W.Till
- Lemeltonia triglochinoides (C.Presl) Barfuss & W.Till
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lemeltonia Barfuss & W.Till | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.