index KINGDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) PHYLUM ANGIOSPERMAE Class MONOCOTS Order POALES
family BROMELIOIDEAE


BROMF.JPG, 246 kB
Maui
BROMELAID

BBALLBLU.GIF South America, Central America, Mexico
BBALLBLU Cretaceous, over 65 million years

BBALLBLU Some bromeliads are epiphytic and grow spesial roots to attach themselves to host trees.
Bromeliads are great water catchers.

BBALLBLU arromic

BBALLBLU 2,400 species

BROMBLU.JPG, 99 kB
Maui 2005.04.11
BROMELAID




RULERYEL

SubFamily BROMELIOIDEAE

LOGOPINEAPP.JPG, 13 kB PinapleLogo.jpg, 4 kB Genus ANANAS
ANANAS
Pineapple
RULERYEL AECHMEALOGO.JPG, 3 kB SilverVaseLogo.jpg, 4 kB Genus: Aechmea
Genus Aechmea
Silver Vase
RULERYEL

SubFamily Pitcairnioideae


RULERYEL

SubFamily Tillandsioideae

PinkQuillLogo.JPG, 3 kB Genus: Tillandsia
Genus Tillandsia
Air Plant, Pink Quill
RULERMAR Bromilaid2011FebMaui.jpg, 25 kB 2011.Feb.26
Maui
Bottom of Haliakala
Bromilaids supply ready made hunting and fishing ponds for Gekos. Which is not in the picture, because he declined.
RULERBOWGIF