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Cottendorfia
Cottendorfia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The genus name is for Johann Georg Freiherr Cotta von Cottendorf, German patron of the sciences (1796-1863).
There is only one known species, Cottendorfia florida, endemic to northeastern Brazil ( Bahia and PiauĂ).