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Quesnelia marmorata is a species of bromeliad in the genus Quesnelia.

Quesnelia marmorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Quesnelia
Subgenus:	Billbergiopsis
Species:	Q. marmorata
Binomial name
Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read

This species is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.

Cultivars

• Quesnelia 'Rafael Oliveira'
• Quesnelia 'Tim Plowman'
• xBillnelia 'Fred Eichholtz'
• xQuesmea 'Amanda'
• xQuesregelia 'Pioneer'

See also

• Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
• Endemic flora of Brazil

References

• Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
• BSI Cultivar Registry . retrieved 11 October 2009.

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