Fernseea

Fernseea is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, with two known species, both endemic to Brazil.^[1] The genus was named in honor of Moravian-Austrian botanist and physician at Vienna, Heinrich Ritter Wawra von Fernsee (1831–1887) by John Gilbert Baker.^[2]

Fernseea
Fernseea itatiaiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Fernseea Baker

Species

• Fernseea bocainensis E. Pereira & Moutinho – Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
• Fernseea itatiaiae (Wawra) Baker – Agulhas Negras