| Gregbrownia | |
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| G. fulgens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss |
Gregbrownia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.
It is native to Ecuador and northern Peru.
The genus name of Gregbrownia is in honour of Gregory K. Brown (b. 1951), an American botanist and specialist in Bromeliaceae.
It was first described and published in Phytotaxa vol.279 on page 40 in 2016.
Known species, according to Kew:
- Gregbrownia brownii (H.Luther) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia brownii H.Luther
- Gregbrownia fulgens (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia fulgens L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia hutchisonii (L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia hutchisonii (L.B.Smi.) W.Weber & L.B.Sm.
- Gregbrownia lyman-smithii (Rauh & Barthlott) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia lyman-smithii Rauh & Barthlott
References
- ^ "Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gregbrownia | |