Brocchinia uaipanensis is a species of bromeliad (family Bromeliaceae) endemic to southern Venezuela.[1] It has been treated as the sole species in the genus Ayensua under the synonym Ayensua uaipanensis, but Ayensua is now included in Brocchinia.[2][3] The species was first described in 1957 by Bassett Maguire as Barbacenia uaipanensis.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brocchinioideae |
| Genus: | Brocchinia |
| Species: | B. uaipanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brocchinia uaipanensis | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Brocchinia uaipanensis (Maguire) Givnish". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Ayensua L.B.Sm." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Gouda, E.J.; Butcher, D.; Gouda, C.S. (2022). "genus Brocchinia Schult. & Schult.f." Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads. Utrecht University Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Brocchinia uaipanensis (Maguire) Givnish". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1): 132–149. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
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