Nidularium

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Nidularium
Nidularium fulgens in bloom
Nidularium fulgens in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Nidularium
Species
  • Nidularium albiflorum
  • Nidularium amazonicum
  • Nidularium angustifolium
  • Nidularium antoineanum
  • Nidularium atalaiaense
  • Nidularium campos-portoi
  • Nidularium cariacicaense
  • Nidularium corallinum
  • Nidularium espirito-santense
  • Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii
  • Nidularium fulgens
  • Nidularium innocentii
  • Nidularium innocentii var. lineatum
  • Nidularium innocentii var. striatum
  • Nidularium itatiaiae
  • Nidularium krisgreeniae
  • Nidularium linehamii
  • Nidularium longiflorum
  • Nidularium mangaratibense
  • Nidularium marigoi
  • Nidularium meeanum
  • Nidularium picinguabense
  • Nidularium procerum
  • Nidularium rosulatum
  • Nidularium rubens
  • Nidularium rutilans
  • Nidularium scheremetiewii
  • Nidularium serratum

Nidularium is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Named to describe the nestling characteristic of the inflorescence (Lat. nidulus = little nest), they are native to the rainforests of Brazil. Commonly confused with Neoregelia which they resemble, this plant group was first described in 1854.


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