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Greigia berteroi

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Greigia berteroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Greigia
Species:
G. berteroi
Binomial name
Greigia berteroi
Skottsberg
Synonyms[1]

Hesperogreigia berteroi (Skottsb.) Skottsb.

Greigia berteroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the South Pacific, off the coast of Chile.[1][3][4]

The species is listed as critically endangered.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b IUCN. 2001. IUCN Red List Categ. Crit. v. 3.1 ii, 1–30. IUCN, Gland.
  3. ^ Skottsberg, Carl Johan Fredrik. 1921. Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island 2: 109
  4. ^ Zizka, G., M. Schmidt, K. Schulte, P. Novoa, R. Pinto & König. 2009. Chilean Bromeliaceae: diversity, distribution and evaluation of conservation status. Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 2449–2471.