Bromeliaceae

E287177

Bromeliaceae is a diverse family of mostly tropical flowering plants that includes species such as pineapples and many ornamental bromeliads, known for their rosette forms and often striking foliage.

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Label Occurrences
Bromeliaceae canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
characteristicMorphology often spiny leaves
rosette-forming leaves
showy bracts
water-holding leaf tanks
class Liliopsida
commonName bromeliad family
containsTaxon Aechmea fasciata
Ananas comosus
Billbergia nutans
Bromelia pinguin
Guzmania lingulata
Neoregelia carolinae
Pitcairnia feliciana
Puya raimondii
Tillandsia usneoides
Vriesea splendens
distributionPattern mostly tropical
division Tracheophyta
ecologicalRole provides habitat for amphibians
provides microhabitats for aquatic invertebrates
provides resources for nectar-feeding birds
economicUse fruit production
ornamental horticulture
firstDescribedBy Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
firstDescriptionYear 1789
flowerType angiosperm
growthForm epiphyte
saxicolous plant
terrestrial plant
habitat arid regions
montane forests
rocky outcrops
savannas
tropical forests
includesEpiphytes true
includesSucculents true
introducedRange many tropical regions worldwide
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Bromelia
nativeRange Caribbean
Central America
Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropics

South America
Southern United States
surface form: southern United States
notableSpecies Ananas comosus
Puya raimondii
Tillandsia usneoides
order Poales
photosyntheticPathway C3
CAM
pollination bat-pollinated
bird-pollinated
insect-pollinated
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds
vegetative reproduction by offsets
taxonRank family
typeGenus Bromelia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liliopsida includesFamily Bromeliaceae
Poales contains Bromeliaceae
Ananas comosus family Bromeliaceae
Puya chilensis family Bromeliaceae