Quesnelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus is named after French businessman and patron of botany Edouard Prosper Quesnel, of Le Havre (1781–1850).Ad. Brongniart. Annales des sciences naturelles: Botanique et biologie végétale. ser 2. volume 15. p.371.E.A. Carrière. Revue Horticole. volume 45. pages 451-452. see fn Endemic to eastern Brazil, this genus contains 22 known species.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families This genus has two recognized subgenera: the type subgenus and Billbergiopsis Mez.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 24 species: Image Name Distribution Quesnelia alborosea A.F.Costa & Fontoura Bahia Quesnelia alvimii Leme Bahia Quesnelia arvensis (Vellozo) Mez from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná Quesnelia augustocoburgii Wawra Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro Quesnelia blanda (Schott ex Beer) Mez Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro Quesnelia clavata Amorim & Leme Bahia Quesnelia conquistensis Leme Bahia Quesnelia dubia Leme Bahia Quesnelia edmundoi L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro Quesnelia humilis Mez from São Paulo to Paraná Quesnelia imbricata L.B. Smith Paraná, Santa Catarina Quesnelia indecora Mez Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais Quesnelia kautskyi C. Vieira Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais Quesnelia koltesii Amorim & Leme Bahia Quesnelia lateralis Wawra Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais Quesnelia liboniana (De Jonghe) Mez Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, etc. Quesnelia marmorata (Lemaire) R.W. Read Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. Quesnelia morreniana (Baker) Mez probably extinct Quesnelia quesneliana (Brongniart) L.B. Smith Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, etc. Quesnelia seideliana L.B. Smith Rio de Janeiro Quesnelia testudo Lindman from São Paulo to Paraná Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann Minas Gerais Quesnelia vasconcelosiana Leme Minas Gerais Quesnelia violacea Wanderley & S.L. Proença São Paulo
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FCBS Quesnelia Photos BSI Genera Gallery photos