Fosterella
Encyclopedia
Fosterella is a genus of the botanical
family
Bromeliaceae
, subfamily Pitcairnioideae
. The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster
, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
, subfamily Pitcairnioideae
Pitcairnioideae
Pitcairnioideae is the terrestrial subfamily of the bromeliads with over 1000 species in 16 genera. Unlike the many epiphytes and lithophytes which comprise the rest of the family, with a few exceptions, all of the members of this subfamily are either terrestrial or saxicolous...
. The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster
Mulford B. Foster
Mulford Bateman Foster was a man known by many as the "Father of the Bromeliad" as he was instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species of Bromeliad to the United States. He also devoted his life to hybridizing and contributed widely to the knowledge of the plant species...
, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).
Species
- Fosterella albicansFosterella albicansFosterella albicans is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Grisebach) L.B. Smith - Fosterella aletroides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
- Fosterella caulescensFosterella caulescensFosterella caulescens is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Rauh - Fosterella chaparensisFosterella chaparensisFosterella chaparensis is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Fosterella chiquitanaFosterella chiquitanaFosterella chiquitana is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Fosterella cotacajensisFosterella cotacajensisFosterella cotacajensis is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Kessler, Ibisch & E. Gross - Fosterella elataFosterella elataFosterella elata is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
H. Luther - Fosterella floridensisFosterella floridensisFosterella floridensis is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Fosterella fuentesii Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross
- Fosterella gracilisFosterella gracilisFosterella gracilis is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Rusby) L.B. Smith - Fosterella gramineaFosterella gramineaFosterella graminea is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Fosterella hatschbachii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
- Fosterella heterophyllaFosterella heterophyllaFosterella heterophylla is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Rauh - Fosterella latifoliaFosterella latifoliaFosterella latifolia is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Fosterella micranthaFosterella micranthaFosterella micrantha is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
(Lindley) L.B. Smith - Fosterella nowickii Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross
- Fosterella pearceiFosterella pearceiFosterella pearcei is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Baker) L.B. Smith - Fosterella pendulifloraFosterella pendulifloraFosterella penduliflora is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(C.H. Wright) L.B. Smith - Fosterella petiolata (Mez) L.B. Smith
- Fosterella rexiae Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross
- Fosterella robertreadiiFosterella robertreadiiFosterella robertreadii is a species of the genus Fosterella.-References:* * Martina Rex, Molekulare Untersuchungen zur Phylogenie der Gattung Fosterella , Inaugural-Dissertation, Doktors der Naturwissenschaften , Universität Kassel, 2007, page 140 and elsewhere.* Peters, J., Vásquez, R., Osinaga,...
Ibisch & J. Peters - Fosterella rojasiiFosterella rojasiiFosterella rojasii is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Fosterella rusbyiFosterella rusbyiFosterella rusbyi is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Mez) L.B. Smith - Fosterella schidospermaFosterella schidospermaFosterella schidosperma is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Baker) L.B. Smith- var. vestita L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
- Fosterella spectabilisFosterella spectabilisFosterella spectabilis is a Bromeliad species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
H. Luther - Fosterella vasqueziiFosterella vasqueziiFosterella vasquezii is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
E. Gross & Ibisch - Fosterella villosulaFosterella villosulaFosterella villosula is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.- References :* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Harms) L.B. Smith - Fosterella weberbaueri (Mez) L.B. Smith
- Fosterella weddellianaFosterella weddellianaFosterella weddelliana is a species of the genus Fosterella. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
(Brongniart ex Baker) L.B. Smith - Fosterella windischii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
- Fosterella yuvinkae Ibisch, R. Vásquez, E. Gross & S. Reichle
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