title: Ronnbergia
text: # Ronnbergia
  
  Ronnbergia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South and Central America, this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.
  
  ## Species
  
  As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted 20 species.
  
  * Ronnbergia aciculosa (Mez & Sodiro) Aguirre-Santoro, syns. Ronnbergia nidularioides H.E.Luther, Aechmea aciculosa Mez & Sodiro
  * Ronnbergia allenii (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro, syn. Ronnbergia petersii L.B.Sm
  * Ronnbergia campanulata Gilmartin & H. Luther - Ecuador
  * Ronnbergia columbiana É.Morren - Colombia, Peru
  * Ronnbergia deleonii L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
  * Ronnbergia drakeana (André) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia explodens L.B. Smith - Panama, Ecuador, Peru
  * Ronnbergia fraseri (Baker) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia germinyana (Carrière) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia hathewayi L.B. Smith - Costa Rica, Panama
  * Ronnbergia involucrata (André) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia killipiana L.B. Smith - Colombia, Ecuador
  * Ronnbergia maidifolia Mez - Colombia, Panama
  * Ronnbergia morreniana Linden & André - Colombia, Ecuador
  * Ronnbergia subpetiolata (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia tonduzii (Mez & Pittier) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia veitchii (Baker) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia viridispica (Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia weberbaueri (Harms) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia wuelfinghoffii (E.Gross) Aguirre-Santoro
  
  ### Formerly included
  
  * Ronnbergia brasiliensis E.Pereira & I.A.Penna → Wittmackia brasiliensis (E.Pereira & I.A.Penna) Aguirre-Santoro
  * Ronnbergia carvalhoi Martinelli & Leme → Wittmackia carvalhoi (Martinelli & Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia
  * Ronnbergia neoregelioides Leme → Wittmackia neoregelioides (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia
  * Ronnbergia marantoides L.B.Sm. → Lymania marantoides (L.B.Sm.) Read
  * Ronnbergia silvana Leme → Wittmackia silvana (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro - Bahia
  