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genus Brewcaria L.B.Sm., Steyerm. & H.Rob.

(subfam. Navioideae)

Publ: Acta Bot. Venez. 14: 10 (1984)

Number of species: 6

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Genus Notes:

Steyerm. & H. Rob., Acta Bot. Venez. 14(3): 10. Jun-Dec 1984.
Type Brewcaria duidensis L.B. Sm., Steyerm. & H. Rob., Acta Bot. Venez. 14(3): 10. Jun-Dec 1984. Currently recognized in the subfam. Pitcairnioideae. See Smith (in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 714. 1987. [‘1986’]). Named in honor of prominent Venezuelan explorer and naturalist Charles Brewer-Carías, organizer of the expedition to Cerro de la Neblina, in the Guayana Highlands of Venezuela, where the genus was discovered.
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)