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genus Ronnbergia E.Morren & André

(subfam. Bromelioideae)

Publ: Illustr. Hortic. 21: 120. t. 177 (1874)

Type: Ronnbergia columbiana E.Morren, Belgique Hort. 35: 82. 1885.

Number of species: 25

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Genus Notes:

Ill. Hort. 21: 120. 1874.
Type Ronnbergia morreniana Linden & André, Ill. Hort. 21: 120. 1874. Currently recognized in the subfam. Bromelioideae. Named in honor of Belgian Auguste Ronnberg: “Directeur de l’Agriculture et de l’Horticulture au ministère de l’Intérieur de Belgique.” [Director of Agriculture and Horticulture at the Ministry of the Interior of Belgium.]
(from Grant & Zijlstra 1998)