Fernseea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Fernseea
Species: F. bocainensis – F. itatiaiae
Name

Fernseea Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 20 (1889)

Type species: Fernseea itatiaiae (Wawra) Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 21 (1889)

References

Baker, J.G. (1889) Handbook of the Bromeliaceae 19. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Fernseea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Fernseea. Published online. Accessed: July 2 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Fernseea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 2.

Fernseea is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, with two known species, both endemic to Brazil.[1] The genus was named in honor of Moravian-Austrian botanist and physician at Vienna, Dr. Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee (1831-1887) by John Gilbert Baker.[2]
Species

Fernseea bocainensis E. Pereira & Moutinho - Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Fernseea itatiaiae (Wawra) Baker - Agulhas Negras

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"An Annotated Catalogue Of The Generic Names Of The Bromeliaceae By: Jason R. Grant". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-13.