Glomeropitcairnia

Taxobox
name = "Glomeropitcarnia"

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image_caption = Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Bromeliaceae
subfamilia = Tillandsioideae
genus = "Glomeropitcarnia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora"
"Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora"

"Glomeropitcarnia" is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. This plant group had been classified as a genera within the Pitcairnioideae subfamily, but modern cladistic and DNA analysis has revealed them as a member of Tillandsioideae, most closely related to the Guzmania and Mezobromelia generas. The only two species of this plant described to date are "G. penduliflora" and "G. erectiflora", both common to the Caribbean. Among tank bromeliads they are noted as being able to store the most water, up to five gallons, providing a water source for other biota (with special reference to the environmentally sensitive El Tucuche Golden Tree Frog - "Phyllodytes auratus" ).

Photos

* [http://fcbs.org/pictures/Glomeropitcairnia.htm FCBS Glomeropitcairnia photos]

References

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-710419/Glomeropitcairnia Encyclopedia Britannica Article]

*Status of Glomeropitcairnia within Evolutionary History of Bromeliaceae A. J. Gilmartin, G. K. Brown, G. S. Varadarajan, M. NeighboursSystematic Botany, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1989), pp. 339-348