| Lemeltonia | |
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| Lemeltonia dodsonii | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Lemeltonia Barfuss & W.Till |
Lemeltonia is a genus offlowering plants belonging to the familyBromeliaceae.[1]
Its native range is Central America to north-western Peru and Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name ofLemeltonia is in honour of Elton Martinez Carvalho Leme (b. 1960), a Brazilian botanist and specialist in Brazilian Bromeliaceae at a herbarium inRio de Janeiro.[2] It was first described and published inPhytotaxa Vol.279 on page 41 in 2016.[1]
According to Kew;[1]