Connellia

Connellia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The genus name is for Frederick Vavasour McConnell, English ornithologist and biologist (1868-1914). There are 6 known species, all native to the Guyana Highlands of Guyana and Venezuela.^[1][2][3]

Connellia
Connellia augustae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Lindmanioideae
Genus:	Connellia N.E.Br.

Species

• Connellia augustae (R. Schomburgk) N.E. Brown
• Connellia caricifolia L.B. Smith
• Connellia nahoumii Leme
• Connellia nutans L.B. Smith
• Connellia quelchii N.E. Brown
• Connellia varadarajanii L.B. Smith & Steyermark