Bromeliaceae

Also known as bromeliads

The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana.

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The Bromeliaceae are a large family of flowering plants with about 3,700 species, including popular houseplants like pineapples and ornamental bromeliads, found mainly in tropical regions of the Americas and one species in west Africa. These plants are notable for their diversity and widespread cultivation, making them ecologically and economically significant across tropical and subtropical regions.

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Species

Bromeliaceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyBromeliaceae

Observations recorded752,897

凤梨科（学名：Bromeliaceae）为单子叶植物禾本目的一科，多于地面生长或附生，有者可高达10米以上，部分作为观赏花卉，也有用于生产水果（菠萝；Ananas comosus）或纤维的。

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Research

1,548 papers

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Bromelain: Applications, Benefits, and Mechanisms.Nutrients · 2024Kansakar U, Trimarco V, Manzi MV et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu16132060
Efficacy and safety of bromelain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition and health · 2023Leelakanok N, Petchsomrit A, Janurai T et al.DOI: 10.1177/02601060231173732
Bromelain as a natural anti-inflammatory drug: a systematic review.Natural product research · 2025Alves Nobre T, de Sousa AA, Pereira IC et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2342553
Bromeliaceae subfamilies show divergent trends of genome size evolution.Scientific reports · 2019Müller LB, Zotz G, Albach DCDOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41474-w
Draft genome of Puya raimondii (Bromeliaceae), the Queen of the Andes.Genomics · 2021Liu L, Tumi L, Suni ML et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.05.042
Metabarcoding of the phytotelmata of Pseudalcantarea grandis (Bromeliaceae) from an arid zone.PeerJ · 2022Herrera-García JA, Martinez M, Zamora-Tavares P et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12706
Diversity of Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) in epiphytic Bromeliaceae in central Veracruz, Mexico.Environmental entomology · 2007Montes de Oca E, Ball GE, Spence JRDOI: 10.1603/0046-225x(2007)36[560:docici]2.0.co;2
Leaf structure of Tillandsia species (Tillandsioideae: Bromeliaceae) by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.Microscopy research and technique · 2022de Oliveira RS, de Oliveira Souza S, Aona LYS et al.DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23901

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Bromeliaceae
taxon name: Bromeliaceae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=169
taxon common name: 凤梨科

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Article

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Contents

Description
Evolution
Radiation of Tillandsioideae and ''Hechtia''
Evolution of the Bromelioideae
Classification
Subfamilies
Genera
Hybrid genera
Gallery
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Cultivation and uses
Collectors
See also
References
External links

It is among the basal families within the Poales and is the only family within the order that has septal nectaries and inferior ovaries. These inferior ovaries characterize the Bromelioideae, a subfamily of the Bromeliaceae. The family includes both epiphytes, such as Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple (Ananas comosus). Many bromeliads, colloquially called "tank bromeliads", are able to store water in a structure (a "tank") formed by their tightly overlapping leaf bases. However, the family is diverse enough to include the tank bromeliads, grey-leaved epiphyte Tillandsia species that gather water only from leaf structures called trichomes, and many desert-dwelling succulents.