Greigia is a genus of the botanical

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 Bromelioideae

Bromelioideae

Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads . This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with 32, but the least number of species with 861. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will adapt to, terrestrial conditions...

. The genus is named in honor of Major General von Greigia, president of the Russian Horticultural Society in 1865.

Greigias are unique among bromeliads in that they do not die after flowering. Instead, they continue to bloom every year from the same rosette.

Species

• Greigia alborosea
  Greigia alborosea
  Greigia alborosea is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Grisebach) Mez
• Greigia aristeguietae
  Greigia aristeguietae
  Greigia aristeguietae is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Greigia atrobrunnea
  Greigia atrobrunnea
  Greigia atrobrunnea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Greigia atrocastanea
  Greigia atrocastanea
  Greigia atrocastanea is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Greigia berteroi
  Greigia berteroi
  Greigia berteroi is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*...
  
  Skottsberg
• Greigia cochabambae
  Greigia cochabambae
  Greigia cochabambae is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Greigia collina L.B. Smith
• Greigia columbiana
  Greigia columbiana
  Greigia columbiana is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
  • var. subinermis L.B. Smith
• Greigia danielii L.B. Smith
• Greigia exserta L.B. Smith
• Greigia juareziana
  Greigia juareziana
  Greigia juareziana is a plant species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Greigia kessleri
  Greigia kessleri
  Greigia kessleri is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Greigia landbeckii
  Greigia landbeckii
  Greigia landbeckii is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*...
  
  (Lechler ex Philippi) Philippi
• Greigia leymebambana H. Luther
• Greigia macbrideana L.B. Smith
• Greigia mulfordii
  Greigia mulfordii
  Greigia mulfordii is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
  • var. macrantha L.B. Smith
• Greigia nubigena L.B. Smith
• Greigia oaxacana L.B. Smith
• Greigia ocellata
  Greigia ocellata
  Greigia ocellata is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith & Steyermark
• Greigia pearcei
  Greigia pearcei
  Greigia pearcei is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*...
  
  Mez
• Greigia racinae L.B. Smith
• Greigia raporum H. Luther
• Greigia rohwederi L.B. Smith
• Greigia sanctae-martae L.B. Smith
• Greigia sodiroana
  Greigia sodiroana
  Greigia sodiroana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  Mez
• Greigia sphacelata
  Greigia sphacelata
  Greigia sphacelata is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*...
  
  (Ruiz & Pavón) Regel
• Greigia stenolepis L.B. Smith
• Greigia steyermarkii L.B. Smith
• Greigia sylvicola
  Greigia sylvicola
  Greigia sylvicola is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Standley
• Greigia tillettii
  Greigia tillettii
  Greigia tillettii is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Greigia van-hyningii
  Greigia van-hyningii
  Greigia van-hyningii is a plant species of the genus Greigia. This species is endemic to Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Greigia vilcabambae H. Luther
• Greigia vulcanica
  Greigia vulcanica
  Greigia vulcanica is a species of the genus Greigia. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  André

External links

• BSI Genera Gallery photos
• http://fcbs.org/pictures/Greigia.htm