Ursulaea

Ursulaea (named for Ursula Baensch, plant breeder and co-author of Blooming Bromeliads)^[2][3] is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Some authorities treat Ursulaea as a synonym of Aechmea.^[1] There are two known species, both endemic to Mexico.^[4][5]

Ursulaea
U. macvaughii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Ursulaea Read & Baensch
Species
See text
Synonyms
Aechmea [1]

Species

Image	Name	Distribution
	Ursulaea macvaughii (L.B. Smith) R.W. Read & H.U. Baensch	Mexico (southern Jalisco through Colima to western Michoacán).
	Ursulaea tuitensis (Magaña & E.J. Lott) R.W. Read & H.U. Baensch	Mexico (Jalisco).