Neoregelia kerryi is a species of flowering plant in the genus Neoregelia. This species is endemic to Brazil.[1] Its name has also been incorrectly spelt Neoregelia kerryae.[2]
| Neoregelia kerryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Neoregelia |
| Subgenus: | Neoregelia subg. Longipetalopsis |
| Species: | N. kerryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoregelia kerryi Leme[1]
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Taxonomy
editNeoregelia kerryi was first described by Elton Leme in 1998. The specific epithet kerryi was given as a tribute to Kerry Herndon, former president of a bromeliad nursery in Florida.[3] As Kerry Herndon is a man,[4] the epithet kerryi is correct; kerryae would be for a woman.
References
edit- ^ a b "Neoregelia kerryi Leme". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Neoregelia kerryae Leme". The Plant List 1.1. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22.
- ^ Gouda, E.J.; Butcher, D.; Gouda, C.S. (2022). "Neoregelia kerryi Leme". Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads. Utrecht University Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Kerry Herndon's Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114.