Gregbrownia

Gregbrownia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.^[1]

It is native to Ecuador and northern Peru.^[1]

The genus name of Gregbrownia is in honour of Gregory K. Brown (b. 1951), an American botanist and specialist in Bromeliaceae.^[2]

It was first described and published in Phytotaxa vol.279 on page 40 in 2016.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew:^[1]

Gregbrownia brownii(H.Luther) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia browniiH.Luther
Gregbrownia fulgens(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia fulgensL.B.Sm.
Gregbrownia hutchisonii(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia hutchisonii(L.B.Smi.) W.Weber & L.B.Sm.
Gregbrownia lyman-smithii(Rauh & Barthlott) W.Till & Barfuss, syn. Mezobromelia lyman-smithiiRauh & Barthlott

References

1 2 3 4"Gregbrownia W.Till & Barfuss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
↑Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition[Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.