Quesnelia

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Quesnelia
Quesnelia testudo
Quesnelia testudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Quesnelia
Species

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Quesnelia (named For M. Quesnel, French consul to French Guiana)[1] is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Indigenous to eastern Brazil,[2] this genus contains approximately 30 species.

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  1. ^ Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology
  2. ^ Steens, Andrew. Bromeliads for the Contemporary Gardener. Timber Press; Portalnd, Oregon. 2003 ISBN 0-88192-604-3
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