Lymania
Lymania is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus was established in 1984 to "unite furrowed or winged species from Aechmea subgenera Lamprococcus, Araeococcus and Ronnbergia.".
Lymania is a group of plants endemic to the Bahian coast of the Brazilian rainforest. Modern DNA analysis has confirmed that Lymania is correctly classified as an independent genus containing two distinct clades.Species
- Lymania alvimii R.W. Read
- Lymania azurea Leme
- Lymania brachycaulis L.O.F. de Sousa
- Lymania corallina R.W. Read
- Lymania globosa Leme
- Lymania languida Leme
- Lymania marantoides R.W. Read
- Lymania smithii R.W. Read
- Lymania spiculata Leme & Forzza