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Goudaea

Goudaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.

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Goudaea
Goudaea chrysostachys
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Goudaea
W.Till & Barfuss
Type species
Goudaea chrysostachys

Goudaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.1

Its native range is Trinidad, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.1

The genus name of Goudaea is in honour of Eric Gouda (b. 1957), Dutch botanist; specialist in Bromeliaceae.2 It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.279 on page 51 in 2016.1

Known species, according to Kew:1

Image Scientific name Distribution
Goudaea chrysostachys (É.Morren) W.Till & Barfuss Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago
Goudaea ospinae (H.Luther) W.Till & Barfuss Colombia
References

References

  1. "Goudaea W.Till & Barfuss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.