Biology:Brocchinia uaipanensis

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Brocchinia uaipanensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Brocchinioideae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. uaipanensis
Binomial name
Brocchinia uaipanensis
(Maguire) Givnish[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • (Maguire) L.B.Sm. (Maguire) L.B.Sm.
  • Barbacenia uaipanensis Ayensua uaipanensis
  • Maguire Vellozia uaipanensis

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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