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Werauhia
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Werauhia

Werauhia

Werauhia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus is named for Werner Rauh, a German botanist (1913–2000). Based on molecular evidence, a number of species previously classified within other bromeliad genera, especially Vriesea and Tillandsia, have been placed in Werauhia instead. Species in this genus are distributed across tropical regions in the Americas.. A review of bromeliad pollination suggested that Werauhia may be the bromeliad genus most strongly specialized for bat pollination

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Gladiolus-flowered werauhia

speciesWerauhia gladioliflora

beautiful large bromeliad

speciesWerauhia ororiensis

Giant branched werauhia

speciesWerauhia sanguinolenta

Giant mottled-leaf werauhia

speciesWerauhia kupperiana

Giant densely-flowered werauhia

speciesWerauhia werckleana

Werauhia nephrolepis

speciesWerauhia nephrolepis

Barkplant

speciesWerauhia sintenisii

Werauhia pedicellata

speciesWerauhia pedicellata

Werauhia greenbergii

speciesWerauhia greenbergii

Werauhia notata

speciesWerauhia notata

Werauhia gigantea

speciesWerauhia gigantea

Purple underside leafed werauhia

speciesWerauhia latissima

Werauhia insignis

speciesWerauhia insignis

Werauhia pittieri

speciesWerauhia pittieri

Werauhia montana

speciesWerauhia montana

Werauhia tonduziana

speciesWerauhia tonduziana

Werauhia ringens

speciesWerauhia ringens

Werauhia hygrometrica

speciesWerauhia hygrometrica

Werauhia vittata

speciesWerauhia vittata

Werauhia comata

speciesWerauhia comata

Werauhia rubra

speciesWerauhia rubra

Werauhia williamsii

speciesWerauhia williamsii

Werauhia leucophylla

speciesWerauhia leucophylla

Werauhia burgeri

speciesWerauhia burgeri

Werauhia capitata

speciesWerauhia capitata

Werauhia ampla

speciesWerauhia ampla

Werauhia lutheri

speciesWerauhia lutheri

Werauhia vanhyningii

speciesWerauhia vanhyningii

Werauhia bracteosa

speciesWerauhia bracteosa

Werauhia oenophylla

speciesWerauhia oenophylla

Werauhia stenophylla

speciesWerauhia stenophylla

Werauhia camptoclada

speciesWerauhia camptoclada

Werauhia brunei

speciesWerauhia brunei

Werauhia graminifolia

speciesWerauhia graminifolia

Werauhia urbaniana

speciesWerauhia urbaniana

Werauhia proctorii

speciesWerauhia proctorii

Werauhia viridis

speciesWerauhia viridis

Werauhia subsecunda

speciesWerauhia subsecunda

Werauhia viridiflora

speciesWerauhia viridiflora

Werauhia lyman-smithii

speciesWerauhia lyman-smithii

Werauhia acuminata

speciesWerauhia acuminata

Werauhia haberi

speciesWerauhia haberi

Werauhia pycnantha

speciesWerauhia pycnantha

Werauhia maculata

speciesWerauhia maculata

Werauhia attenuata

speciesWerauhia attenuata

Werauhia paniculata

speciesWerauhia paniculata

Werauhia marnier-lapostollei

speciesWerauhia marnier-lapostollei

Werauhia guadelupensis

speciesWerauhia guadelupensis

Werauhia vulcanicola

speciesWerauhia vulcanicola

Werauhia swartzii

speciesWerauhia swartzii

Werauhia luctuosa

speciesWerauhia luctuosa

Werauhia haltonii

speciesWerauhia haltonii

Werauhia macrantha

speciesWerauhia macrantha

Werauhia kathyae

speciesWerauhia kathyae

Werauhia osaensis

speciesWerauhia osaensis

Werauhia noctiflorens

speciesWerauhia noctiflorens

Werauhia anitana

speciesWerauhia anitana

Werauhia barii

speciesWerauhia barii

Werauhia nocturna

speciesWerauhia nocturna

Werauhia nutans

speciesWerauhia nutans

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