Deinacanthon

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Deinacanthon
Species: D. urbaniana
Name

Deinacanthon Mez in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 9: 12 (1896).
References

Mez, C.C. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, 1896. Monogr. Phan. 9: 12

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Deinacanthon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Deinacanthon. Published online. Accessed: Jun 21 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Deinacanthon in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 21.
Tropicos.org 2019. Deinacanthon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 21.

Vernacular names

Deinacanthon is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “deinos” - terrible and “anthos” - flower.[1]
Species

Deinacanthon urbanianum (Mez) Mez

References

"BSI - Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". www.bsi.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2016-05-26.