Fosterella

Fosterella is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The genus is named after Mulford B. Foster, American horticulturist and collector (1888-1978).

Fosterella
Fosterella micrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Fosterella L.B.Sm.

Species

• Fosterella albicans (Grisebach) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Argentina
• Fosterella aletroides (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Peru
• Fosterella batistana Ibisch, Leme & J.Peters - Pará
• Fosterella caulescens Rauh - Bolivia
• Fosterella chaparensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella christophii Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella cotacajensis Kessler, Ibisch & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella elviragrossiae Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella floridensis Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella gracilis (Rusby) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella graminea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella hatschbachii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso
• Fosterella heterophylla Rauh - Bolivia
• Fosterella kroemeri Ibisch, R.Vásquez & J.Peters - Bolivia
• Fosterella micrantha (Lindley) L.B. Smith - Mexico (Nuevo León, Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero), Guatemala, El Salvador
• Fosterella nicoliana J.Peters & Ibisch - Peru
• Fosterella pearcei (Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella penduliflora (C.H. Wright) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru, Argentina
• Fosterella petiolata (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella rexiae Ibisch, R. Vásquez & E. Gross - Bolivia
• Fosterella robertreadii Ibisch & J. Peters - Peru
• Fosterella rojasii (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith - Paraguay, Bolivia
• Fosterella rusbyi (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella schidosperma (Baker) L.B. Smith - Peru
• Fosterella spectabilis H. Luther - Bolivia
• Fosterella vasquezii E. Gross & Ibisch - Bolivia
• Fosterella villosula (Harms) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella weberbaueri (Mez) L.B. Smith - Bolivia, Peru
• Fosterella weddelliana (Brongniart ex Baker) L.B. Smith - Bolivia
• Fosterella windischii L.B. Smith & R.W. Read - Mato Grosso, Bolivia
• Fosterella yuvinkae Ibisch, R. Vásquez, E. Gross & S. Reichle - Bolivia