Eduandrea is a monotypic genus plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Eduandrea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
Genus: | Eduandrea Leme, W.Till, G.K.Br., J.R.Grant & Govaerts |
Species: | E. selloana |
Binomial name | |
Eduandrea selloana | |
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It contains a single species, Eduandrea selloana.
The former genus Andrea has been ruled invalid and renamed Eduandrea in honor of the collector Édouard André (1840-1911).[1]
The bromeliad species Eduandrea selloana is endemic to Minas Gerais state, within the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[2]
The plant is a Critically endangered species in its Bahian habitats.[2]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eduandrea selloana |
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Quesnelia selloana |