Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).
| Fosterella | |
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| Fosterella micrantha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pitcairnioideae |
| Genus: | Fosterella L.B.Sm. |
Species
edit- Fosterella albicans (Grisebach) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Argentina
- Fosterella aletroides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Peru
- Fosterella batistana Ibisch, Leme & J.Peters - Pará
- Fosterella caulescens Rauh - Bolivia
- Fosterella chaparensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
- Fosterella christophii Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
- Fosterella cotacajensis Kessler, Ibisch & E. Gross - Bolivia
- Fosterella elviragrossiae Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
- Fosterella floridensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
- Fosterella gracilis (Rusby) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
- Fosterella graminea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
- Fosterella hatschbachii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso
- Fosterella heterophylla Rauh - Bolivia
- Fosterella kroemeri Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
- Fosterella micrantha (Lindley) L.B. Smith - Mexico (Nuevo León, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero), Guatemala, El Salvador
- Fosterella nicoliana J.Peters & Ibisch - Peru
- Fosterella pearcei (Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
- Fosterella penduliflora (C.H. Wright) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
- Fosterella petiolata (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
- Fosterella rexiae Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
- Fosterella robertreadii Ibisch & J. Peters - Peru
- Fosterella rojasii (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Paraguay, Bolivia
- Fosterella rusbyi (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
- Fosterella schidosperma (Baker) L.B. Smith - Peru
- Fosterella spectabilis H. Luther - Bolivia
- Fosterella vasquezii E. Gross & Ibisch - Bolivia
- Fosterella villosula (Harms) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
- Fosterella weberbaueri (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
- Fosterella weddelliana (Brongniart ex Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
- Fosterella windischii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso, Bolivia
- Fosterella yuvinkae Ibisch, R. Vásquez, E. Gross & S. Reichle - Bolivia
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1974. Pitcairnioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part I. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(1): 1–660.
- ^ Peters, J., Vásquez, R., Osinaga, A., Leme, E., Weising, K. & Ibisch, P.L. (2008). Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 29: 182-194.
- ^ Ribeiro, Otávio B. C.; Halbritter, Heidemarie; Forzza, Rafaela C.; Leme, Elton M. C. (2019-03-11). "Contribution to the study of the genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae: Pitcairnioideae) in Brazil". Phytotaxa. 395 (3): 137–167. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.395.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 92554975.
External links
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