Bromeliaceae genera

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SubfamilyGenus# speciescountrieshabitataltitude (m)
Bromelioideae Acanthostachys2B(e)PrAelhf500-800
Bromelioideae Aechmea274MGHBeEsNCrPnBhAg(all),
AkVTGuSGfCEPBoBPrAU		etldhfo0-2200
Tillandsioideae Alcantarea32B(e)tlho0-1500
Bromelioideae Ananas7VGuSGfCEPBoBPrAthfo0-1200
Bromelioideae Androlepis2MGHBeCretlhfo0-1000
Bromelioideae Araeococcus9M(s)GHNCr VTGuSGfCBoBetlhfo0-500
Bromelioideae Billbergia63MGHBeNCrPnAg(Cu),
AkCVTSGfEPBoBPrAU		etlhfo0-2000
Navioideae Brewcaria6Vtho0-2600
Brocchinioideae Brocchinia20CVGuetlho100-2500
Bromelioideae Bromelia60MGHBeEsNCrAg(all),
AkVTGuSGfCEPBoBPrAU		tldfo0-1500
Bromelioideae Canistropsis11B(Atlantic forest)etlhf0-1000
Bromelioideae Canistrum13B(Atlantic forest)ethf0-1000
Tillandsioideae Catopsis18UsMGHBeNEsCrPnBhAg(all),
AkCVTGuSGfEPBoB(e,s)		ehfo0-2700
Lindmanioideae Connellia6VGutlho1200-2800
Navioideae Cottendorfia1VB(ne)tlhfo700-2800
Bromelioideae Cryptanthus72B(e)tlhdfo0-1500
Bromelioideae Deinacanthon1BoAtd
Pitcairnioideae Deuterocohnia18PBoChB(sw)APrtldo500-3500
Bromelioideae Disteganthus2SGfB(n)thf0
Pitcairnioideae Dyckia147BoB(Amazonia,se)AUPrtlhdo0-3000
Bromelioideae Edmundoa3B(Atlantic forest)etlhf0-1000
Bromelioideae Eduandrea1B(Atlantic forest)thf1000
Pitcairnioideae Encholirium26B(ne)tldo0-1500
Bromelioideae Fascicularia1Chetlhfo0-900
Bromelioideae Fernseea2B(e)tho2000-3000
Pitcairnioideae Fosterella31M(s)GEs PBoPrAtldfo0-1500
Tillandsioideae Glomeropitcairnia2AkVTethf300-1000
Bromelioideae Greigia36MGEsCr VCEPBoChetlhfo0-3800
Tillandsioideae Guzmania210UsMGHBeNCrPnBhAg(all),
AkCVTGuSGfEPBoB(ne,Amazonia)		etlhfo0-3800
Hechtioideae Hechtia57Us(s)MGHBeNCrEstldo0-2500
Bromelioideae Hohenbergia64GAg(CuJPr) AkVTB(ne)etldho0-2000
Bromelioideae Hohenbergiopsis1Gehf800-1800
Bromelioideae X Hohenmea1B
Bromelioideae Lapanthus2B(e)tlho600-900
Lindmanioideae Lindmania37VGuB(n)tlho1000-2700
Bromelioideae Lymania9B(e)ehf0-500
Tillandsioideae Mezobromelia9CrAg(CuJHaD),
AkCVTGuSEPBoB(n)		ethfo0-3200
Navioideae Navia93CVGuSB(n)tlho100-2500
Bromelioideae Neoglaziova3B(ne)tldo0-500
Bromelioideae Neoregelia120VCEPB(Amazonia, Atlantic forest)etlhf0-1700
Bromelioideae Nidularium47B(Atlantic forest)etlhf0-1700
Bromelioideae X Niduregelia3B
Bromelioideae Ochagavia4Chtlho0-500
Bromelioideae Orthophytum68B(e)tlhdo500-1500
Pitcairnioideae Pitcairnia399MGHBeNCrPnAg(all),
AkCVTGuSGfEPBoBPrAU		etldhfo0-3800
Bromelioideae Portea8B(e)etldhfo0-1000
Bromelioideae Pseudananas1BoBPrAtfo0-1500
Puyoideae Puya221Cr CVEPBoChAtldho0-4800
Bromelioideae Quesnelia22B(e)etlhfo0-2000
Tillandsioideae Racinaea74M(s)GHNCrPnAg(CuJDHa),
AkCVTGuSGfEPBoB(e,Amazonia)		etlhfo0-3800
Bromelioideae Ronnbergia13CrPnCPEB(w)ethf0-2000
Navioideae Sequencia1Ctlho300-450
Navioideae Steyerbromelia6Vlho500-2700
Tillandsioideae Tillandsia615all countriesall habitats0-4100
Bromelioideae Ursulaea2M(s)eldh500-1500
Tillandsioideae Vriesea274MGHBeNEsCrPnAg(all),
AkCVTGuSGfEPBoBPrA		etlhfo0-3500
Tillandsioideae Werauhia88MGHBeNEsCrPnAg(all),
AkCVTGuSGfEB(n,Amazonia)		ethf0-4000
Bromelioideae Wittrockia7B(Atlantic forest)etlhf0-2000



Countrycodes

A=Argentina, Ag=greater Antilles, Ak=lesser Antilles, B=Brazil, Be=Belize, Bh=Bahamas
Bo=Bolivia, C=Colombia, Ch=Chili, Cr=Costa Rica, E=Ecuador, Es=El Salvador, G=Guatemala
Gf=Guiana, Gu=Guyana, H=Honduras, M=Mexico, N=Nicaragua, Pn=Panama, Pr=Paraguay
P=Peru, S=Surinam, T=Trinidad, U=Uruguay, Us=USA, V=Venezuela
Countries in Ag: (Cu=Cuba, J=Jamaica, Ha=Haiti, D=Dominican Republic, Pr=Puerto Rico)
(n)=north, (s)=south, (w)=west, (e)=east

Habitat-characteristics

e=epifytic, t=terrestrial, l=epilithic (saxicole), d=dry, h=humid, f=forest, o=open terrain

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