Genus Andrea Mez


Summary
Genus number:
13348
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Bromelioideae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • an illegitimate later homonym (Madrid ICN Art. 53) of Andreaea Hedw. (1801) that is unavailable for use
  • ruled as confusable by General Committee and Committee for Spermatophyta

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Brown, G. K. & E. M. C. Leme. 2005. The re-establishment of Andrea (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae), a monotypic genus from southeastern Brazil threatened with extinction. Taxon 54:63-70. Note: accepts
  2. Brummitt, R. K. 2005. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 56. Taxon 54:536. Note: should be treated as homonym of Andreaea Hedw.
  3. Pereira, E. & E. M. C. Leme. 1986. Contribuição ao estudo do gênero Nidularium (Bromeliaceae)-Parte I-subgênero Canistropsis. Bradea 4:219-254. Note: = Nidularium Lem.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=13348. Accessed 13 November 2026.