Greigia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families The genus is named in honour of Major General Samuel Alexjewitsch Greig, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865.A. W. Smith
Greigias are unique among bromeliads in that they do not die after flowering. Instead, they continue to bloom every year from the same rosette.V. Padilla Bromeliads (1977), pp.48 Crown Publishers, Inc
Species Greigia acebeyi B.Will, T.Krömer, M.Kessler, Karger & H.Luther - Bolivia Greigia alborosea (Grisebach) Mez - Venezuela Greigia aristeguietae L.B. Smith - Venezuela Greigia atrobrunnea H. Luther - Ecuador Greigia atrocastanea H. Luther - Bolivia Greigia berteroi Skottsberg - Juan Fernández Islands Greigia cochabambae H. Luther - Bolivia Greigia collina L.B. Smith - Cundinamarca Greigia columbiana L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Greigia danielii L.B. Smith - Colombia, Bolivia Greigia exserta L.B. Smith - Colombia Greigia kessleri H. Luther - Bolivia Greigia landbeckii (Lechler ex Philippi) Philippi - Chile Greigia leymebambana H. Luther - Peru Greigia macbrideana L.B. Smith - Peru Greigia marioi B.Will, T.Krömer, M.Kessler, Karger & H.Luther - Bolivia Greigia membranacea B.Will, T.Krömer, M.Kessler, Karger & H.Luther - Bolivia Greigia mulfordii L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador Greigia nubigena L.B. Smith - Colombia Greigia oaxacana L.B. Smith - Oaxaca, Chiapas Greigia ocellata L.B. Smith & Steyermark - Venezuela Greigia pearcei Mez - Chile Greigia racinae L.B. Smith - Colombia Greigia raporum H. Luther - Peru Greigia rohwederi L.B. Smith, O. Rohweder - El Salvador, Honduras Greigia sanctae-martae L.B. Smith - Colombia Greigia sodiroana Mez - Ecuador Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pavón) Regel - Chile Greigia stenolepis L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia Greigia steyermarkii L.B. Smith - Guatemala, Honduras Greigia sylvicola Standley - Costa Rica, Panama Greigia tillettii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Venezuela Greigia van-hyningii L.B. Smith - Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas Greigia vilcabambae H. Luther - Peru Greigia vulcanica André - Colombia, Ecuador
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External links BSI Genera Gallery photos http://fcbs.org/pictures/Greigia.htm