| Lymania | |
|---|---|
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| Lymania smithii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Lymania Read |
Lymania (named for Lyman Bradford Smith, American botanist)[1] is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenera Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia."[2]
Lymania is a group of plants endemic to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest. Modern DNA analysis has confirmed that Lymania is correctly classified as an independent genus containing two distinct clades.[3]
Species[edit]
As of November 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[4]
- Lymania alvimii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Read
- Lymania azurea Leme
- Lymania brachycaulis (Baker) L.F.Sousa
- Lymania corallina (Beer) Read
- Lymania globosa Leme
- Lymania involucrata Leme & E.H.Souza
- Lymania languida Leme
- Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read
- Lymania smithii Read
- Lymania spiculata Leme & Forzza
References[edit]
- ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ^ Sousa et al. 2004. Is the genus Lymania (Bromeliaceae) monophyletyc? Phylogenetic analyses of morphology, molecular and combined data. Presentation, Botany 2004 conference. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- ^ Sousa et al. 2006. Monophyly and Phylogenetic Relationships in Lymania (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) Based on Morphology and Chloroplast DNA Sequences. Presentation, Botany 2006 conference, Chico, California, USA
- ^ "Lymania Read". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-11-15.