Quesnelia

Quesnelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781–1850). Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species. This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted 24 species: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Distribution |- | ||Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura || Bahia |- | || Quesnelia alvimii Leme || Bahia |- |120px || Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez || from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná |- | || Quesnelia augustocoburgii Wawra || Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro |- | ||Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez || Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro |- | || Quesnelia clavata Amorim & Leme || Bahia |- | || Quesnelia conquistensis Leme || Bahia |- | || Quesnelia dubia Leme || Bahia |- |120px || Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith || Rio de Janeiro |- |120px || Quesnelia humilis Mez || from São Paulo to Paraná |- | || Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith || Paraná, Santa Catarina |- ||| Quesnelia indecora Mez || Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais |- | || Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira || Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais |- | || Quesnelia koltesii Amorim & Leme || Bahia |- |120px || Quesnelia lateralis Wawra || Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais |- |120px || Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez || Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc. |- |120px || Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read || Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. |- ||| Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez || probably extinct |- |120px || Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith || Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. |- |120px || Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith || Rio de Janeiro |- |120px || Quesnelia testudo Lindman || from São Paulo to Paraná |- | || Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann || Minas Gerais |- | || Quesnelia vasconcelosiana Leme || Minas Gerais |- | || Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença || São Paulo |- |}