Mezobromelia

Mezobromelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Mezobromelia

Mezobromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Carl Christian Mez, German botanist (1866-1944)^[1].

The species of this genus are rare in cultivation. They are native to Colombia and Ecuador^[2].

Species

• Mezobromelia bicolor L.B. Smith
• Mezobromelia brownii H. Luther
• Mezobromelia capituligera (Grisebach) J.R. Grant
• Mezobromelia fulgens L.B. Smith
• Mezobromelia hospitalis (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
• Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B. Smith) W. Weber & L.B. Smith
• Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott
• Mezobromelia magdalenae (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant
• Mezobromelia pleiosticha (Grisebach) J. Utley & H. Luther

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos
• http://fcbs.org/pictures/Mezobrom.htm

Notes

1. ^ Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology
2. ^ V. Padilla Bromeliads (1977), pp.78 Crown Publishers, Inc ISBN 0-517-500450