Bromelia

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Bromelia is a genus of tropical American plants characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx, of the family Bromeliaceae, named after the Swedish botanist Olaf Bromelius (died 1705). It includes the following species:

Bromelia alsodes
Bromelia alta
Bromelia antiacantha
Bromelia arenaria
Bromelia balansae
Bromelia chrysantha
Bromelia flemingii
Bromelia goeldiana
Bromelia goyazensis
Bromelia hieronymii
Bromelia horstii
Bromelia humilis
Bromelia karatas
Bromelia macedoi
Bromelia palmeri
Bromelia pinguin
Bromelia scarlatina
Bromelia serra
Bromelia sylvicola

The resistant fiber obtained from B. serra and B. hieronymi, both known as chaguar, is an essential component of the economy of the Wichí tribe in the semi-arid Gran Chaco region of Argentina.

Sources

[Bromeliad] on Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
[WordNet Search]
[List of Species]

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