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Ochagavia
Ochagavia
is a
plant
genus
in the
plant family
Bromeliaceae
,
subfamily
Bromelioideae
. The genus is named for
Sylvestris
Ochagavia,
Chilean
minister of education
.
Endemic
to
southern
and
central
Chile
, this genus is represented by four
accepted
species
.
Species
Ochagavia
andina
Zizka
,
Trumpler
& Zoellner - from
O'Higgins
to Biobío
Ochagavia
carnea
L.B. Smith &
Looser
- from
Valparaíso
to
La Araucanía
Ochagavia
elegans
Philippi
-
Juan Fernández Islands
Ochagavia litoralis
Zizka, Trumpler & Zoellner - from Coquimbo to O'Higgins