Lymania (named for Lyman Bradford Smith, American botanist) is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenera Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia."Sousa et al. 2004. Is the genus Lymania (Bromeliaceae) monophyletyc? Phylogenetic analyses of morphology, molecular and combined data. Presentation, Botany 2004 conference. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Lymania is a group of plants endemic to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest. Modern DNA analysis has confirmed that Lymania is correctly classified as an independent genus containing two distinct clades.Sousa et al. 2006. Monophyly and Phylogenetic Relationships in Lymania (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) Based on Morphology and Chloroplast DNA Sequences. Presentation, Botany 2006 conference, Chico, California, USA
Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Lymania alvimii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Read Lymania azurea Leme Lymania brachycaulis (Baker) L.F.Sousa Lymania corallina (Beer) Read Lymania globosa Leme Lymania involucrata Leme & E.H.Souza Lymania languida Leme Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read Lymania smithii Read Lymania spiculata Leme & Forzza
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