Paepalanthus bromelioides
Paepalanthus bromelioides is a species in the flowering plant family Eriocaulaceae. This family is placed in the Poales, close to the Bromeliaceae, whose morphology this genus shares. Paepalanthus bromelioides is native to Cerrado, the area in which the carnivorous bromeliad Brocchinia reducta is also found. There is some speculation that the occasional insects trapped in the urn of this plant are evidence of its being a carnivorous plant.
| Paepalanthus bromelioides | |
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| Paepalanthus, family Eriocaulaceae. Native to cerrado, Brazil. Popular: "Chuveirinho" | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Paepalanthus |
| Species: | P. bromelioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Paepalanthus bromelioides Silv. | |
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