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Wittmackia is a genus in the family Bromeliaceae.[1]

Wittmackia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Wittmackia
Mez

The genus name of Wittmackia is in honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist.[2] The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.3 (Issue 3) on page 274 in 1891.[1]

It's native range stretches down from Mexico, through central America to Tropical America, including parts of the Caribean. They are found in Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Islands.[1]


Known species


As of May 2021, Kew's Plants of the World Online lists the following species:[1]


References


  1. "Wittmackia Mez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.



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