Deuterocohnia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae, endemic to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The genus is named for Ferdinand Julius Cohn, Jewish botanist and bacteriologist.
Plants once described as belonging to the genus Abromeitiella have been reevaluated and reclassified within Deuterocohnia following modern DNA analysis.Key To The Genera Of Bromeliaceae
Species Image Scientific name Distribution Deuterocohnia abstrusa (A.Cast.) N.Schuetz Argentina (Catamarca)Deuterocohnia brevifolia (Grisebach) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith Bolivia, Argentina Deuterocohnia brevispicata Rauh & L. Hromadnik Bolivia Deuterocohnia chrysantha (Philippi) Mez Chile Deuterocohnia digitata L.B. Smith Bolivia, Argentina Deuterocohnia gableana Vásquez & Ibisch Bolivia Deuterocohnia glandulosa E. Gross Bolivia Deuterocohnia haumanii Castellanos Argentina Deuterocohnia longipetala (Baker) Mez Bolivia, Argentina, Peru Deuterocohnia lotteae (Rauh) M.A. Spencer & L.B. Smith Bolivia Deuterocohnia meziana Kuntze ex MezBolivia. Deuterocohnia recurvipetala E. Gross Argentina Deuterocohnia scapigera (Rauh & L. Hromadnik) M.A. Spencer & L.B. SmithBolivia. Deuterocohnia schreiteri Castellanos Argentina Deuterocohnia seramisiana R. Vásquez, Ibisch & E. Gross Bolivia Deuterocohnia strobilifera MezBolivia.
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FCBS Deuterocohnia Photos BSI Genera Gallery photos