BROMELIACEAE
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae are a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana. They are among the basal families within the Poales and are unique because they are 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, and terrestrial species, such as the pineapple . Many bromeliads are able to store water in a structure formed by their ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Bromeliaceae
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