Family Bromeliaceae

The largest bromeliad is Puya raimondii, which reaches 3–4 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 m tall, and the smallest is probably Spanish moss.

Genera in the family Bromeliaceae of plants

Aechmea - Echinostachys Brongn. Gravisia Mez Hoplophytum Beer Pothuava Gaudich. Streptocalyx Beer Wittmackia Mez

 

Greigia - Greigia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

Guzmania - Guzmania is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae.

 

Mezobromelia - Mezobromelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae.

 

Pepinia - Pepinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae.

 

Pitcairnia - Pitcairnia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae.

Puya - Puya may refer to:

 

Racinaea - See text

 

Ronnbergia - Ronnbergia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.

Tillandsia - The thinner-leafed varieties grow in rainy areas and the thick-leafed varieties in areas more subject to drought.

 

Vriesea - Containing some of the largest bromeliad species, these tropical plants harbor a wide variety of insect fauna, unlike the smaller Catopsis species.