Lacebark

(Hohenbergia)

Description

Hohenbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucat-n Peninsula, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil). The genus name is for the Prince of W-rttemberg, German patron of botany known as Hohenberg. This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Wittmackiopsis Mez.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Bromeliales
Family:Bromeliaceae
Genus:Hohenbergia
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