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Fosterella

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Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica. The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumArthropoda
  2. ClassThecostraca
  3. OrderBalanomorpha
  4. FamilyBalanidae
Habitatmarine
Native toArgentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay
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Museum specimens

Specimen records
52
With media
58
Family
Bromeliaceae
Collections
US, F, GH, MO, SEL, UFPE
Recorded in
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Cultivation, Brasil
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pitcairnioideae
Image
Fosterella micrantha HabitusInflorescence BotGard0406a.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Fosterella
Commons category
Fosterella
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4739
topic's main category
Category:Fosterella
taxon common name
卷药凤梨属
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Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica. The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).

==Species== Fosterella albicans (Grisebach) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Argentina Fosterella aletroides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Peru Fosterella batistana Ibisch, Leme & J.Peters - Pará Fosterella caulescens Rauh - Bolivia Fosterella chaparensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia Fosterella christophii Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia Fosterella cotacajensis Kessler, Ibisch & E. Gross - Bolivia Fosterella elviragrossiae Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia Fosterella floridensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia Fosterella gracilis (Rusby) L.B. Smith - Bolivia Fosterella graminea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolivia Fosterella hatschbachii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso Fosterella heterophylla Rauh - Bolivia Fosterella kroemeri Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia Fosterella micrantha (Lindley) L.B. Smith - Mexico (Nuevo León, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero), Guatemala, El Salvador Fosterella nicoliana J.Peters & Ibisch - Peru Fosterella pearcei (Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia Fosterella penduliflora (C.H. Wright) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina Fosterella petiolata (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru Fosterella rexiae Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia Fosterella robertreadii Ibisch & J. Peters - Peru Fosterella rojasii (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Paraguay, Bolivia Fosterella rusbyi (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru Fosterella schidosperma (Baker) L.B. Smith - Peru Fosterella spectabilis H. Luther - Bolivia Fosterella vasquezii E. Gross & Ibisch - Bolivia Fosterella villosula (Harms) L.B. Smith - Bolivia Fosterella weberbaueri (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru Fosterella weddelliana (Brongniart ex Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia Fosterella windischii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso, Bolivia Fosterella yuvinkae Ibisch, R. Vásquez, E. Gross & S. Reichle - Bolivia

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