Deuterocohnia | |
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Deuterocohnia lorentziana | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Pitcairnioideae |
Genus: |
Deuterocohnia Mez |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Deuterocohnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae, endemic to South America. [1] The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, Jewish botanist and bacteriologist. [2]
Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA analysis. [3]