Alcantarea

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Alcantarea
Flowering Alcantarea imperialis
Flowering Alcantarea imperialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Alcantarea
Species

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Alcantarea (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil)[1] is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

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  1. ^ Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology