Wittmackia
Wittmackia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae.
The genus name of Wittmackia honour of Ludwig Wittmack, a German botanist.
The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc., Fl. Bras. Vol.3 on page 274 in 1891.
Its native range extends from Mexico, through Central America to Tropical South America, including parts of the Caribbean. It is found in Bahamas, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and Windward Islands.
Known species
, Kew's Plants of the World Online listed the following species:Wittmackia abbreviata Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia altocaririensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia amorimii Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia andersoniana Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia antillana Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia bicolor Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia brasiliensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia burle-marxii Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia canaliculata Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia carvalhoi Aguirre-Santoro, syn. Ronnbergia carvalhoi Martinelli & LemeWittmackia caymanensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia distans Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia eriostachya Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia fawcettii Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia froesii Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia gregaria Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia incompta Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia inermis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia ituberaensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia jamaicana Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia laesslei Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia laevigata Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia limae Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia lingulata MezWittmackia lingulatoides Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia linharesiorum Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia maranguapensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia mesoamericana Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia negrilensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia neoregelioides Aguirre-Santoro, syn. Ronnbergia neoregelioides LemeWittmackia patentissima MezWittmackia penduliflora Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia pendulispica Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia pernambucentris Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia polycephala Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia portoricensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia rohan-estyi Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia silvana Aguirre-Santoro, syn. Ronnbergia silvana LemeWittmackia spinulosa Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia sulbahianensis Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia tentaculifera Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia turbinocalyx Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia urbaniana Aguirre-SantoroWittmackia viridostigma Aguirre-Santoro