Alcantarea is a genus of flowering plants in the Bromeliaceae family. It is named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil.[1] It is related to the genus Vriesea in the subfamily Tillandsioideae.
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Alcantarea benzingii Leme | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea brasiliana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea burle-marxii (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea distractila Leme & Paula | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |
| Alcantarea duarteana (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | Brazil (Minas Gerais: Planalto de Diamantina). | |
| Alcantarea extensa (L.B. Smith) J.R. Grant | ||
| Alcantarea farneyi (Martinelli & A. Costa) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea geniculata (Wawra) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea glaziouana (Lemaire) Leme | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea heloisae J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea lurida Leme | Brazil (Minas Gerais). | |
| Alcantarea nahoumii (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea nevaresii Leme | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea odorata (Leme) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea patriae Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea regina (Vellozo) Harms | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea roberto-kautskyi Leme | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea tortuosa Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea turgida Versieux & Wanderley | Brazil. | |
| Alcantarea vinicolor (E. Pereira & Reitz) J.R. Grant | Brazil. | |