Nidularium
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Nidularium 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 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...

. Named to describe the nestling characteristic of the inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...

 (Lat. nidulus = little nest), they are endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Commonly confused with Neoregelia
Neoregelia
Neoregelia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is for Eduard August von Regel, director of St. Petersburg Botanic Gardens in Russia ....

which they resemble, this plant group was first described in 1854.

Species

  • Nidularium albiflorum
    Nidularium albiflorum
    Nidularium albiflorum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (L.B. Smith) Leme
  • Nidularium altimontanum
    Nidularium altimontanum
    Nidularium altimontanum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium alvimii
    Nidularium alvimii
    Nidularium alvimii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    W. Weber
  • Nidularium amazonicum
    Nidularium amazonicum
    Nidularium amazonicum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...

    (Baker) Linden & E. Morren ex Lindman
  • Nidularium amorimii
    Nidularium amorimii
    Nidularium amorimii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium angustibracteatum
    Nidularium angustibracteatum
    Nidularium angustibracteatum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium angustifolium
    Nidularium angustifolium
    Nidularium angustifolium is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Ule
  • Nidularium antoineanum
    Nidularium antoineanum
    Nidularium antoineanum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Antoiniana'* xNiduregelia 'Anson'-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...

    Wawra
  • Nidularium apiculatum
    Nidularium apiculatum
    Nidularium apiculatum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    L.B. Smith
    • var. serrulatum L.B. Smith
  • Nidularium atalaiaense
    Nidularium atalaiaense
    Nidularium atalaiaense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    E. Pereira & Leme
  • Nidularium azureum
    Nidularium azureum
    Nidularium azureum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (L.B. Smith) Leme
  • Nidularium bicolor
    Nidularium bicolor
    Nidularium bicolor is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (E. Pereira) Leme
  • Nidularium bocainense
    Nidularium bocainense
    Nidularium bocainense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium campo-alegrense
    Nidularium campo-alegrense
    Nidularium campo-alegrense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium campos-portoi
    Nidularium campos-portoi
    Nidularium campos-portoi is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (L.B. Smith) Wanderley & B.A. Moreira
    • var. robustum (E. Pereira & I.A. Penna) Leme
  • Nidularium cariacicaense
    Nidularium cariacicaense
    Nidularium cariacicaense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (W. Weber) Leme
  • Nidularium catarinense
    Nidularium catarinense
    Nidularium catarinense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium corallinum
    Nidularium corallinum
    Nidularium corallinum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    (Leme) Leme
  • Nidularium espiritosantense
    Nidularium espiritosantense
    Nidularium espiritosantense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii
    Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii
    Nidularium ferdinando-coburgii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Wawra
  • Nidularium ferrugineum
    Nidularium ferrugineum
    Nidularium ferrugineum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium fradense
    Nidularium fradense
    Nidularium fradense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium fulgens
    Nidularium fulgens
    Nidularium fulgens is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Chantrieri'* Nidularium 'Digeneum'* Nidularium 'Francois Spae'* Nidularium 'Madame Robert Morobe'...

    Lemaire
  • Nidularium innocentii
    Nidularium innocentii
    Nidularium innocentii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Alwyn Gentry'* Nidularium 'Blue Lines'* Nidularium 'Chantrieri'* Nidularium 'Digeneum'...

    Lemaire
    • var. lineatum
      Nidularium innocentii var. lineatum
      Nidularium innocentii var. lineatum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Don Roberts'* Nidularium 'Flamingo'* Nidularium 'Ruby Lee'* Nidularium 'Something Special'...

       (Mez) L.B. Smith
    • var. striatum
      Nidularium innocentii var. striatum
      Nidularium innocentii var. striatum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...

       (W. Bull) Wittmack
  • Nidularium itatiaiae
    Nidularium itatiaiae
    Nidularium itatiaiae is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    L.B. Smith
  • Nidularium jonesianum
    Nidularium jonesianum
    Nidularium jonesianum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium kautskyanum
    Nidularium kautskyanum
    Nidularium kautskyanum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium krisgreeniae
    Nidularium krisgreeniae
    Nidularium krisgreeniae is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium linehamii
    Nidularium linehamii
    Nidularium linehamii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium longiflorum
    Nidularium longiflorum
    Nidularium longiflorum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Ule
  • Nidularium mangaratibense
    Nidularium mangaratibense
    Nidularium mangaratibense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium marigoi
    Nidularium marigoi
    Nidularium marigoi is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium meeanum
    Nidularium meeanum
    Nidularium meeanum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme, Wanderley & Mollo
  • Nidularium minutum
    Nidularium minutum
    Nidularium minutum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Mez
  • Nidularium organense
    Nidularium organense
    Nidularium organense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium picinguabense
    Nidularium picinguabense
    Nidularium picinguabense is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium procerum
    Nidularium procerum
    Nidularium procerum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Odd Ball'* Nidularium 'Stripes'* xNidbergia 'Chas Hodgson'* xNiduregelia 'Joker'-References:...

    Lindman
  • Nidularium purpureum
    Nidularium purpureum
    Nidularium purpureum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Beer
  • Nidularium rosulatum
    Nidularium rosulatum
    Nidularium rosulatum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...

    Ule
  • Nidularium rubens
    Nidularium rubens
    Nidularium rubens is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Mez
  • Nidularium rutilans
    Nidularium rutilans
    Nidularium rutilans is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-Cultivars:* Nidularium 'Eureka'* Nidularium 'Flamingo'* Nidularium 'Leprosa'* Nidularium 'Regal Lady'* Nidularium 'Rusty'...

    E. Morren
  • Nidularium scheremetiewii
    Nidularium scheremetiewii
    Nidularium scheremetiewii is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Regel
  • Nidularium serratum
    Nidularium serratum
    Nidularium serratum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme
  • Nidularium utriculosum
    Nidularium utriculosum
    Nidularium utriculosum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Ule
  • Nidularium viridipetalum
    Nidularium viridipetalum
    Nidularium viridipetalum is a species of the genus Nidularium. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009...

    Leme

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