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Brocchinia gilmartiniae

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Brocchinia gilmartiniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. gilmartiniae
Binomial name
Brocchinia gilmartiniae
G.S.Varad.

Brocchinia gilmartiniae is a species of plant in the genus Brocchinia. This species is endemic to the State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela.[1][2] It is named for US botanist Amy Jean Gilmartin (1932-1989).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  3. ^ Varadarajan, P. D. 1986. Journal of the Bromeliad Society 36: 251