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).[1] [2] Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.[3] This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.[4]
, Plants of the World Online accepted 24 species:[5]
Image | Name | Distribution |
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Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura | Bahia | |
Quesnelia alvimii Leme | Bahia | |
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 | |
Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith | Rio de Janeiro | |
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 | |
Quesnelia lateralis Wawra | Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais | |
Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez | Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc. | |
Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read | Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. | |
Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez | probably extinct | |
Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith | Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. | |
Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith | Rio de Janeiro | |
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 | |