Bromelia is a genus of tropical American plants characterized by flowers with a deeply cleft calyx, of the family Bromeliaceae, named after the Swedish botanist Olaf Bromelius (died 1705). It includes the following species:

• Bromelia alsodes
• Bromelia alta
• Bromelia antiacantha
• Bromelia arenaria
• Bromelia balansae
• Bromelia chrysantha
• Bromelia flemingii
• Bromelia goeldiana
• Bromelia goyazensis
• Bromelia hieronymii
• Bromelia horstii
• Bromelia humilis
• Bromelia karatas
• Bromelia macedoi
• Bromelia palmeri
• Bromelia pinguin
• Bromelia scarlatina
• Bromelia serra
• Bromelia sylvicola

The resistant fiber obtained from B. serra and B. hieronymi, both known as chaguar, is an essential component of the economy of the Wichí tribe in the semi-arid Gran Chaco region of Argentina.

Sources

• Bromeliad on Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• WordNet Search
• List of Species