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A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
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bromeliaceae
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The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads ) are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas , with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa , Pitcairnia ...
Usage examples of bromeliaceae.
Her published dissertation on the family Bromeliaceae was backed up by years of fieldwork and countless hard-won miles trekking through the tropical forests of South America, and like all the naturalists who had gone before her, every mile had yielded a story of hardship and close calls.