Ronnbergia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South and Central America,Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiodiversity Mongabay, Ronnbergia campanulata this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted 20 species. Ronnbergia aciculosa (Mez & Sodiro) Aguirre-Santoro, syns. Ronnbergia nidularioides H.E.Luther, Aechmea aciculosa Mez & Sodiro Ronnbergia allenii (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro, syn. Ronnbergia petersii L.B.Sm Ronnbergia campanulata Gilmartin & H. Luther - Ecuador Ronnbergia columbiana É.Morren - Colombia, Peru Ronnbergia deleonii L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador Ronnbergia drakeana (André) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia explodens L.B. Smith - Panama, Ecuador, Peru Ronnbergia fraseri (Baker) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia germinyana (Carrière) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia hathewayi L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama Ronnbergia involucrata (André) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia killipiana L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador Ronnbergia maidifolia Mez - Colombia, Panama Ronnbergia morreniana Linden & André - Colombia, Ecuador Ronnbergia subpetiolata (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia tonduzii (Mez & Pittier) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia veitchii (Baker) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia viridispica (Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia weberbaueri (Harms) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia wuelfinghoffii (E.Gross) Aguirre-Santoro
Formerly included Ronnbergia brasiliensis E.Pereira & I.A.Penna → Wittmackia brasiliensis (E.Pereira & I.A.Penna) Aguirre-Santoro Ronnbergia carvalhoi Martinelli & Leme → Wittmackia carvalhoi (Martinelli & Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia Ronnbergia neoregelioides Leme → Wittmackia neoregelioides (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia Ronnbergia marantoides L.B.Sm. → Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read Ronnbergia silvana Leme → Wittmackia silvana (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia
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FCBS Ronnbergia Photos BSI Genera Gallery photos