Connellia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Lindmanioideae
Genus: Connellia
Species: C. augustae – C. caricifolia – C. nahoumii – C. nutans – C. quelchii – C. varadarajanii
Name

Connellia N.E.Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 66 (1901)

Type species: Connellia augustae (M.R.Schomb.) N.E.Br., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 66 (1901)

References

Brown, N.E. (1901) Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 6: 66. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Connellia 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. Connellia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Connellia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9.

Connellia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The genus name is for Frederick Vavasour McConnell, English ornithologist and biologist (1868-1914). There are 6 known species, all native to the Guyana Highlands of Guyana and Venezuela.[1][2][3]
Species

Connellia augustae (R. Schomburgk) N.E. Brown
Connellia caricifolia L.B. Smith
Connellia nahoumii Leme
Connellia nutans L.B. Smith
Connellia quelchii N.E. Brown
Connellia varadarajanii L.B. Smith & Steyermark

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.