Quesnelia marmorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.[1][2] It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1855 as Billbergia marmorata.[3]

Quesnelia marmorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Quesnelia
Subgenus: Quesnelia subg. Billbergiopsis
Species:
Q. marmorata
Binomial name
Quesnelia marmorata
(Lem.) Read[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aechmea marmorata (Lem.) Mez
  • Billbergia marmorata Lem.
  • Quesnelia effusa Lindm.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Quesnelia marmorata (Lem.) Read", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-11-09
  2. ^ 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. JSTOR 23499386.
  3. ^ "Quesnelia marmorata (Lem.) Read", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-11-09