Pepinia | |
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Pepinia caricifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Pitcairnioideae |
Genus: |
Pepinia Brongn. ex André |
Pepinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. The genus name is for Pierre Denis Pépin, French member of the Imperial and Central Society of Agriculture (c.1802-1876). This genus has been merged with Pitcairnia by some taxonomists.