Bromeliaceae

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Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a large family of flowering plants native to the tropical and warm temperate New World. The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple Ananas comosus. Many bromeliads are able to store water in a "tank" formed by their tightly-overlapping leaf bases. However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphytic Tillandsia species which gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes, and even a large number of desert-dwelling succulents.

The largest bromeliad is Puya raimondii, which reaches 3-4 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9-10 m tall, and the smallest is probably Spanish moss.

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Genera

Abromeitiella Mez
Acanthostachys Klotzsch
Aechmea Ruiz & Pav.
Ananas Mill. Includes the pineapple.
Andrea Mez
Androlepis Brongn. ex Houllet
Araeococcus Brongn
Ayensua L.B.Sm.
Billbergia Thunb.
Brewcaria L.B.Sm., Steyerm. & H.Rob
Brocchinia Schult.f.
Bromelia L.
Canistrum E.Morren
Catopsis Griseb.
Connellia N.E.Br.
Cottendorfia Schult.f.
Cryptanthus Otto & A.Dietr.
Deuterocohnia Mez Image:Tillandsia usneoides04.jpg
Disteganthus lem.
Dyckia Schult.f.
Encholirium Mart. ex Schult.f.
Fascicularia Mez
Fernseea Baker
Fosterella L.B.Sm.
Glomeropitcairnia Mez
Greigia Regel
Guzmania Ruiz & Pav.
Hechtia Klotzsch
Hohenbergia Schult.f.
Hohenbergiopsis L.B.Sm. & Read
Lindmania Mez
Lymania Read
Mezobromelia L.B.Sm
Navia Schult.f.
Neoglaziovia Mez
Neoregelia L.B.Sm.
Nidularium Lem.
Ochagavia Phil.
Orthophytum Beer
Pitcairnia L'Her.
Portea K. Koch
Pseudaechmea L.B.Sm. & Read Image:Bromeliad with flower spike.jpg
Pseudananas Hassl. ex Harms
Puya Molina
Quesnelia Gaudich.
Ronnbergia E.Morren & Andre
Steyerbromelia L.B.Sm
Streptocalyx Beer
Tillandsia L.
Vriesia Lindl.
Werauhia
Wittrockia Lindm.

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Cultivation and uses

Only one bromeliad, the pineapple Ananas comosus, is a commercially important food crop. Many other bromeliads are popular ornamental plants, grown as both garden and house plants.

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