Deuterocohnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae, endemic to South America.[1] The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, Jewish botanist and bacteriologist.[2]

Deuterocohnia
Deuterocohnia lorentziana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Deuterocohnia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Abromeitiella Mez
  • Meziothamnus Harms

Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA analysis.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  3. ^ Key To The Genera Of Bromeliaceae
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