Quesnelia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Quesnelia
Overview of species

Q. alborosea – Q. alvimii – Q. arvensis – Q. august – Q. blanda – Q. clavata – Q. conquistensis – Q. dubia – Q. edmundoi – Q. humilis – Q. imbricata – Q. indecora – Q. kautskyi – Q. koltesii – Q. lateralis – Q. liboniana – Q. marmorata – Q. morreniana – Q. quesneliana – Q. seideliana – Q. testudo – Q. tubifolia – Q. violacea
Name

Quesnelia Gaudich., Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 54 (1842)

Type species: Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongn.) L.B.Sm. (1952) ex: Quesnelia rufa Gaudich., Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 54 (1842)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lievena Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6: 537 (1879)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C. (1842) Voyage autour de Monde éxécuté pendant les Années 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette la ~Bonite~ . . . Botanique pl. 54.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Quesnelia. Accessed: 2021 Oct 19.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quesnelia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 19. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quesnelia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Quesnelia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quesnelia. Published online. Accessed: 19 Oct 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Quesnelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 19.

Vernacular names

Quesnelia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781-1850).[2][3] Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.[1] This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.[4]
Species

Image	Name	Distribution
	Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura	Bahia
	Quesnelia alvimii Leme	Bahia
	Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez	from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná
	Quesnelia augusto-coburgii Wawra	Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
	Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez	Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
	Quesnelia clavata Amorim & Leme	Bahia
	Quesnelia conquistensis Leme	Bahia
	Quesnelia dubia Leme	Bahia
	Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith	Rio de Janeiro
	Quesnelia humilis Mez	from São Paulo to Paraná
	Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith	Paraná, Santa Catarina
	Quesnelia indecora Mez	Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
	Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira	Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
	Quesnelia lateralis Wawra	Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais
	Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez	Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc.
	Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read	Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
	Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez	probably extinct
	Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith	Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc.
	Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith	Rio de Janeiro
	Quesnelia testudo Lindman	from São Paulo to Paraná
	Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann	Minas Gerais
	Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença	São Paulo

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Ad. Brongniart. Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique et biologie végétale. ser 2. volume 15. p.371.[1]
E.A. Carrière. Revue Horticole. volume 45. pages 451-452. see fn
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.