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]

Deuterocohnia
Deuterocohnia lorentziana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Pitcairnioideae
Genus: Deuterocohnia
Mez
Type species
Deuterocohnia longipetala
Synonyms[1]
  • Abromeitiella Mez
  • Meziothamnus Harms

Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA analysis.[3]

Species

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ImageScientific nameDistribution
Deuterocohnia abstrusa (A.Cast.) N.SchuetzArgentina (Catamarca)
Deuterocohnia brevifolia (Grisebach) M.A. Spencer & L.B. SmithBolivia, Argentina
Deuterocohnia brevispicata Rauh & L. HromadnikBolivia
Deuterocohnia chrysantha (Philippi) MezChile
Deuterocohnia digitata L.B. SmithBolivia, Argentina
Deuterocohnia gableana Vásquez & IbischBolivia
Deuterocohnia glandulosa E. GrossBolivia
Deuterocohnia haumanii CastellanosArgentina
Deuterocohnia longipetala (Baker) MezBolivia, Argentina, Peru
Deuterocohnia lotteae (Rauh) M.A. Spencer & L.B. SmithBolivia
Deuterocohnia meziana Kuntze ex MezBolivia.
Deuterocohnia recurvipetala E. GrossArgentina
Deuterocohnia scapigera (Rauh & L. Hromadnik) M.A. Spencer & L.B. SmithBolivia.
Deuterocohnia schreiteri CastellanosArgentina
Deuterocohnia seramisiana R. Vásquez, Ibisch & E. GrossBolivia
Deuterocohnia strobilifera MezBolivia.

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