THE COLLECTION OF PLANTS FROM THE BROMELIACEAE FAMILY OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA

Abstract

Bromeliaceae are plants native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, with one exception (Pitcairnia feliciana (A. Chev.) Harms &Mildbr which is native to West Africa. In America, the distribution area extends from Chile and Argentina to Brazil, Central America, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States. The collection of plants from the Bromeliaceae family, existing in the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the University of Craiova, is represented by 31 taxa belonging to the genera: Aechmea, Acanthostachys, Billbergia, Cryptanthus, Deuterocohnia, Dyckia, Guzmania, Neoregelia, Nidularium, Puyatcairnia, Vriesea, Tillandsia. Bromeliaceae are considered a very good example of adaptive radiation from mesic to xeric, from terrestrial to saxicolous or epiphytic, and from sea level to high altitude areas.