Quesnelia blanda is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1] It was first described in 1856 as Bromelia blanda.[2] As of November 2022, the Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads listed it under the synonym Quesnelia strobilospica, which it spelt Quesnelia strobilispica.[3]

Quesnelia blanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Quesnelia
Subgenus: Quesnelia subg. Billbergiopsis
Species:
Q. blanda
Binomial name
Quesnelia blanda
(Schott ex Beer) Mez[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromelia blanda Schott ex Beer
  • Quesnelia strobilospica Wawra

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-09
  2. ^ "Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-11-09
  3. ^ Gouda, E.J.; Butcher, D.; Gouda, C.S. (2022), "Quesnelia strobilispica Wawra", Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads, Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, retrieved 2022-11-09
  • Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008), "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation], Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese), 59 (1): 209–258, doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114, JSTOR 23499386