Androlepis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Androlepis
Species: A. fragrans – A. skinneri
Name

Androlepis Brongn. ex Houllet, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 12 (1870)

Type species: Androlepis skinneri (K.Koch) Brongn. ex Houllet, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 12 (1870)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Aechmea subg. Androlepis (Brongn. ex Houllet) Baker Handb. Bromel. 49. (1889) BHL

References

Brongniart, A.T. (1870) Revue Horticole 42: 12.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Androlepis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Androlepis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Androlepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9.

Androlepis is a genus of epiphytes in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, native to Central America and southern Mexico.[1] The genus name is from the Greek “andros” (man) and “lepis” (scale).
Species

Image	Scientific name	Native Distribution
	Androlepis fragrans Leme & H.Luther	Veracruz
	Androlepis skinneri (K. Koch) Brongniart ex Houllet	from Veracruz to Nicaragua

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families