The PEDIGREE of
Family Bromeliaceae (Bromeliads)

 "Child(ren)":       Subfamily Bromelioideae   ;   Pitcairnioideae (16 genera : 1030 species :: Dyckia : Hechtia : Pitcairnia : Puya : etc.)   ;   Tillandsioideae (9 genera : 1277 species :: Spanish moss : Guzmania : Vriesia)   ;   51 genera (3475 species) altogether
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/-- Empire of Archaeplastida   +====> [ 60]
/   / OR: Kingdom of Archaeplastida   +====> [ 56]
/-- Superkingdom of Metabionta
/-- Kingdom of Viridiplantae (Green Plants)
/-- Subkingdom of Streptophyta (Land plants)
/-- Branch of Stomatophytes  (475 M BC)
/-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts
/-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
/-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
/-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
/-- Superdivision of Spermatophytes (Seed Plants)
/-- Division of Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
/-- Subdivision of Mesangiospermae
/-- Class of Monocotyledons
/-- Infraclass of Commelinids
/-- Order Poales  (So. America 115 M BC)
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- Family Bromeliaceae (Bromeliads)
 

 
  ``1-Great Grandchild:''       Pineapple plant
 

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