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Deuterocohnia brevifolia is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native to Argentina and Bolivia,[1] but is also popular as a potted houseplant or ground cover elsewhere.[2] A terrestrial species, it prefers sun or light shade and can grow in large dense mats of leaves given proper conditions.[3]

Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Deuterocohnia brevifolia in the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Deuterocohnia
Species:	D. brevifolia
Binomial name
Deuterocohnia brevifolia (Griseb.) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm.
Synonyms
Abromeitiella brevifolia (Griseb.) A.Cast. Abromeitiella chlorantha (Speg.) Mez Navia brevifolia Griseb. Tillandsia chlorantha Speg.

Footnotes

References

• M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm., Bradea 6: 144 (1992).
• Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.

External links

• Media related to Deuterocohnia brevifolia at Wikimedia Commons

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