Ronnbergia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Ronnbergia
Species: R. aciculosa – R. allenii – R. campanulata – R. columbiana – R. deleonii – R. drakeana – R. explodens – R. fraseri – R. germinyana – R. hathewayi – R. involucrata – R. killipiana – R. maidifolia – R. morreniana – R. subpetiolata – R. tonduzii – R. veitchii – R. viridispica – R. weberbaueri – R. wuelfinghoffii
Name

Ronnbergia E.Morren & André, Ill. Hort. 21: 120 (1874)

Type species: Ronnbergia morreniana Linden & André, Ill. Hort. 21: 120 (1874)

References

Morren, C.J.E, & André, É-F (1874) L'illustration horticole 21: 120. BHL
Aguirre-Santoro, J. 2017. Taxonomy of the Ronnbergia Alliance (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae): new combinations, synopsis, and new circumscriptions of Ronnbergia and the resurrected genus Wittmackia. Plant Systematics and Evolution 303(5): 615-640. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-017-1394-y Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ronnbergia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 June 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Ronnbergia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Ronnbergia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 9.

Ronnbergia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South and Central America,[1][2] this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.[3]
Species

Ronnbergia campanulata Gilmartin & H. Luther - Ecuador
Ronnbergia carvalhoi Martinelli & Leme - Bahia
Ronnbergia columbiana E. Morren - Colombia, Peru
Ronnbergia deleonii L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
Ronnbergia explodens L.B. Smith - Panama, Ecuador, Peru
Ronnbergia hathewayi L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama
Ronnbergia killipiana L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
Ronnbergia maidifolia Mez - Colombia, Panama
Ronnbergia morreniana Linden & André - Colombia, Ecuador
Ronnbergia neoregelioides Leme - Bahia
Ronnbergia silvana Leme - Bahia

formerly included

Ronnbergia brasiliensis E. Pereira & I.A. Penna = Aechmea subintegerrima (Philcox) Leme
Ronnbergia marantoides L.B.Sm. = Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read
Ronnbergia nidularioides H.E.Luther = Aechmea aciculosa Mez & Sodiro
Ronnbergia petersii L.B.Sm = Aechmea allenii L.B.Sm

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Biodiversity Mongabay, Ronnbergia campanulata
Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology