Neoglaziovia

Neoglaziova
Neoglaziovia concolor
1910 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Neoglaziova
Mez
Neoglaziovia variegata

Neoglaziova is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It has three known species, all endemic to eastern Brazil.[2][3] The genus is named in honor of Auguste François Marie Glaziou, French landscape architect and bromeliad collector (1833-1906).[4]


Species

  1. Neoglaziovia burle-marxii Leme - Bahia
  2. Neoglaziovia concolor C.H. Wright - Bahia
  3. Neoglaziovia variegata (Arruda da Camara) Mez - Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte

Cultivation and uses

The species Neoglaziovia variegata has been, and continues to be, an important part of localized markets in South America where its fibers are woven into fabric, netting and rope.[5]

References

  1. J.N. Fitch (d. 1927) - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.136 [ser.4:v.6] (1910)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
  4. Bromeliad Society International - Genera Etymology
  5. Neoglaziovia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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