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Page 1 East London Bromeliad Society South Africa February 2019
East London Bromeliad Society South Africa Established: 25 July 2009
NEWS LETTER February
2019
Our aim is to promote and encourage awareness and interest in Bromeliads in East London and all of South Africa!
ELBSSA is an Affiliated Society of Bromeliad Society International
January Meeting
We kicked off the year with a fabulous first meeting held
at the home of Kobus and Annetjie Venter in Berea. 30
members and 9 visitors enjoyed a feast of succulents,
cacti, orchids and of course Blooming Bromeliads and
Tillandsia. Our chairman Dudley Reynolds welcomed
everyone back after the long holiday break.
Kobus is the orchid collector. He started collecting
around 1972. He told us that it starts with one, then you
collect more and more. When they went on their travels
around South Africa, Annetjie started noticing the
beautiful succulents and started collecting them as well.
She is well known around East London as the creator of
mini succulent gardens in bowls, which she makes from
scratch herself. Nowadays they don’t miss a nursery where
there might be a chance of buying more succulents, from
Uppington all the way to Richards Bay! Kobus is scaling back
his orchid collection and Annetjie already has her eye on the
space to make a bigger
succulent and cacti
garden! Their garden was
a very popular entry in
the Pam Golding Show
Gardens of East London
last year, it is a stunning
collection of succulents,
cacti, and a few
bromeliads too, then
t h e r e i s K o b u s ’ s
shadehouse with all his
orchids plus quite a large
amount of Tillandsia as
well. Thank you so much
Kobus and Annetjie for
welcoming us into your
home and garden and sharing your incredible passion for plants with all of us.
Kobus and Annetjie Venter
and some views of their
amazing garden and plants!
Below a hanging planter
made out of 2 old fan covers!
Next Meeting: Sunday 24th February at 2.00 for 2.30pm. To be hosted by Gale Kockjeu at 3 Greenan Street, Berea. Bring your mug, chair and a Tillandsia to show at the meeting.
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Blooming Bromeliads
We had a good showing for this topic with members bringing some stunning
plants to show and discuss. We will highlight a few of them below.
Michael McClaren brought his huge, stunning Hohenbergia burle-marxii to
show us. This species is found in Brazil. The Hohenbergia genus consists of
about 55 species. The bluish green,
simple leaves are basal. They are
linear and sessile with serrate
margins and parallel venation. It
produces spikes of white tubular
flowers. The flowers eventually
produce berries. They prefer a sunny
to half-shady situation in fresh to
moist soil. Mike grows this plant in
morning sun.
Lyn Wegner brought two much
a d m i r e d b r o m s : A e c h m e a
‘ F a n t a s i a ’ a n d A e c h m e a
‘Friederike’.
Aechmea ‘Fantasia’: This is a
Patricia Bullis hybrid, registered 18
years ago, and is described as ‘one of our hybrids with green foliage
with gray striation and a very
Hohenbergia burle-marxii
distinctive symmetrical hot pink and
yellow bloom’. According to the
Photo Index at fcbs.org the seed
parent is noted as an Ae. tessmannii
hybrid. Mine is growing in filtered
light, potted and it is exciting to
have it bloom!
A e c h m e a ‘ F r i e d e r i k e ’ : A
spectacular inflorescence! and
beautiful variegated, spineless
foliage! It is a cultivar of Ae. ‘Fascini’
and it is interesting that they both
have the seed parent Ae. chantinii
and Ae. fasciata as the pollen
parent. It is a Corn Bak hybrid
registered in 2000. Mine is potted
and growing in semi-shade.
Dr Pete Pfister brought quite a few
s p e c i e s b r o m e l i a d s . V r i e s e a
lubbersii, Vriesea corcovadensis,
which can easily be mistaken for a
Tillandsia with its growth form and
was a real surprise showing,
Aechmea fasciata, Canistropsis
Yellow rubra foliage which Miriam
Kennard won as a lucky draw plant,
a few examples of Tillandsia
capitata ‘Peach’ and Aechmea
racinae x warasii.
D u d l e y R e y n o l d s b r o u g h t Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’, Lutheria
‘Splenriet’, Aechmea ‘Alvarez’,
Tillandsia ‘Maya’ Redcap, a hybrid
Aechmea ‘Fantasia’
Vriesea corcovadensis
Aechmea racinae x warasii
Aechmea ‘Friederike’
Aechmea lubbersii
Aechmea ‘Alvarez’
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T ands a fasc cu ata T op f o a
of Tillandsia ‘Rio Hondo’ x T. capitata Red form.
Aechmea ‘Alvarez’. A variegated plant from Aechmea
leuddemanniana, can tolerate sunny conditions.
Lovely example of variegated Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’, this was
previously known as Vriesea ‘Kent’s Sunset’. A cultivar of Vr. sucrei x
Lutheria ‘Splenriet’ var formosa by
J. Kent. Dudley also brought
Lutheria ‘Splenriet’ a hybrid of
Lutheria splendens, (Flaming
Sword). This bromeliad can
tolerate shady conditions, often
commercially sold as an indoor
plant.
Robert Moss brought a stunning
ball of Tillandsia stricta stiff leaved
form, Tillandsia tricholepis and
another large Tillandsia incorrectly
purchased some years ago as T.
reuteri. Lyn queried this with
Pamela Koide-Hyatt; and she
responded: ‘The branches and
petals remind me of T. roezlii. The
petals are very distinctive. The
foliage is somewhat succulent but
typically has dark blotches and
banding and is quite attractive. I
have seen some that do not have
any dark coloring or banding so
this could be what you have’.
Barbara Black brought a Tillandsia
c a p i t a t a ‘ P e a c h ’ ( n o w T .
riohondoensis?). I was very excited
it was conveniently blooming in
time for the meeting as the flowers
don’t last too long. The other one I
have is half the size of this form. I
grow it in morning sun hanging in a
tree. Prefers dry, desert conditions
and they are native to Mexico,
H o n d u r a s , C u b a a n d t h e
Dominican Republic. They are
more commonly found attached
to rocks, rather than trees and can
survive cool to cold conditions.
Pete says it pups quite prolifically.
I also brought Tillandsia fasciculata
‘Tropiflora’. This is one of two I
have blooming at the moment, a
really stunning Tillandsia, this is the
second generation blooming for
me. They are grown hard, in full
sun and the stiff leaves have a
really nice burgundy colour to
them. I have a third sibling that is
not showing signs of producing an
Tillandsia stricta stiff leaved form. Tillandsia tricholepis
ill i i l r i l r
Tillandsia capitata ‘Peach’
Vrieslutheria ‘Kent’s Sunset’
Pam Koide-Hyatt has suggested this
could be Tillandsia roezlii?
inflorescence this year, we can perhaps look forward to it next summer. It
is from Dennis and Linda Cathcart’s Tropiflora Nursery in Sarasota. It
reaches over 30cm across with a heavy spike of thick red branches that
last in colour for almost a year. The flowers are blue/purple and come out
Tillandsia fasciculata ‘Tropiflora’
of each bract one at a time. I don’t fertilise any of my plants, there are just toooooo many! This is likely a
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natural hybrid of T. fasciculata x compressa that Dennis got from Jamaica over 40 years ago. Lyn
commented that Pam Koide-Hyatt mentioned in her talk at the San Diego WBC last year that the T.
fasciculata group of plants needs some attention in terms of classification.
Show and Tell
Lyn Wegner’s Neoregelia ‘Victoria’ with
two ‘heads’ in the cup.
Lyn Wegner: I noticed this by accident
t h at Ne or e ge li a ‘V ict oria ’ h a s
produced 2 ‘heads’ in the cup. I
wonder how unusual this is?
Lyn also brought a Hohenbergia
stellata mother plant with no foliage
and for all purposes looking like it had
no life left in it, lo and behold, two
pups have appeared! So, just a
reminder, if you have that special
Bromeliad, hang on to the old mother
for a while, she just may push out
another pup for you.
Hohenbergia stellata
Species Talk - Lyn Wegner
Lemeltonia (previously Tillandsia) triglochinoides. It grows as an epiphyte,
on trees in the forests in Ecuador and Peru. It likes to be moderately damp
and positioned in semi-shade. I must say mine does pretty well considering
it is grown in a wire hanging basket in a fairly sunny spot and it isn’t
watered too often. I am going to pay it more attention and maybe I will be
rewarded for my efforts! It is wonderfully fragrant in the evening. It’s not
what you would describe as super spectacular but I find it most attractive.
Preparing Plants for a Show - Lyn Wegner
Our very first fun ‘Show’ is scheduled for our March meeting and will be held
at the Little Beacons School in Beacon Bay. Depending on the success and
enthusiasm of our members we hope to make this an annual event.
There will be 4 categories: Blooming Tillandsia, Blooming Bromeliads, Non Blooming Tillandsia and Non Blooming Bromeliads.
∗ You must have owned and grown the plant for more than 6 months.
Judging will be done by the members present. It should be a lot of fun!
Each plant will have a sheet of paper positioned in front of it on which you
will record your score which will be out of a total of 10. You will not score
your own plant.
We have drawn up some guidelines to assist you in preparing your plant
and what you would use to calculate your score when judging a plant on
show:
• Check the pot, it shouldn’t be a fancy pot, it must be clean and in good condition.
• The soil must be weed free, no fancy ground cover is allowed, pebbles or bark is fine.
• The plant mustn’t be ‘buried’ in the pot with the soil level being too high. • It is tempting to plant too deeply so the plant doesn’t topple over. • The plant should be in the centre of the pot and stable, not wobbly. • There should be no dead leaves at the base of the plant or anywhere
else.
• There must be no evidence of scale or other pests/diseases or problem marks.
• The leaves must be trimmed neatly to remove all blemishes. • The plant must be clean in the centre and between the leaves.
Lemeltonia triglochinoides
Lyn, telling us about her species plant,
Lemeltonia triglochinoides, unaware
there were some keen takers for it to be
a give away- plant !!! LOL!!!!!! Needless
to say, after much joking around, she
was not parting with it!
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• Debris can be removed with a pair of tweezers. • No artificial leaf cleaner to shine the leaves is allowed. • The plant must have a good form and colour. • A flowering plant must have all dead and dying flowers removed. • If staked this must be neatly done. • Tillandsia, if mounted, must be firmly mounted. They can be potted too. • We will allow plants without name labels this time round but it would be great if you have your plant labelled. • The label must be neat and tidy with ONLY the plants name. • Should you wish to put your name on your plant/pot please ensure it is NOT VISIBLE to the judges ie. all of us!
We will go through all of this again at our February meeting.
It’s a good idea to start looking at your plants now and plan what you could enter in the show, giving them
time to be groomed and looking their best. Hold thumbs they bloom at the right time!
Member News • A very big welcome to new international member Mark Brewer from Zimbabwe, returning country member
Carlo Engelbrecht from Nelspruit and new local member Gail Allner.
• Our winner in the BSI Annual Membership Draw is Avikar Chunilall! a country member from Durban. Congratulations!!
• We are very sorry to learn that our country member John Kloppers from Groblersdal passed away on 19th December. Our thoughts and condolences are with Maryna and the family as they come to terms with their loss.
Thanks • Kobus and Annetjie Venter for hosting our first meeting of 2019! • Members who brought in their magnificent blooming bromeliads, (some rather
large and heavy) for us all to enjoy! • For bringing Lucky Draw plants, Dr Pete Pfister, Lyn Wegner and Barbara Black. • Dr Pete Pfister and Marianne Hillstead for hosting the fabulous end of year Bring
and Braai function. • Everyone who participated in the end of year Auction, donating items and
spending cash, we raised an awesome R1555.00 for the society, well done everyone!
• All the members who brought puddings! • As always, all the folks who pitch in and take their turns helping Marianne Hillstead
with tea and tidying up afterwards at the meeting venues.
Congratulations to the January Raffle Winners! • Gale Kockjeu chose Neoregelia ‘Gold Fever’ x
johannis.
• M i c h a e l M c C l a r e n c h o s e T i l l a n d s i a riohondoensis.
• Pam Stoltz chose Neoregelia ‘Picasso’. • Miriam Kennard chose Nidularium ‘Bahia’ novar. • Philip Visagie from Pretoria chose Tillandsia
balbisiana. • Shaun Hope from Johannesburg chose Billbergia
‘Cherry Cordial’. • Johan Bouwer from Graaff-Reinet chose
Neoregelia ‘Caramac’. • Petro and Callie Erasmus from Levubu chose
Tillandsia balbisiana.
It was great to welcome a new member at the
meeting, Gale Allner. We
hope you spend many
happy years with all of us.
Lucky Draw Winners: There were quite a lot of
lucky winners! Always good to go home with an
unexpected plant to nurture and grow.
Lucky local raffle winners, Gale Kockjeu, Miriam Kennard, Pam Stoltz
and Michael McClaren.
∗ Please note that the Lucky Draw is not a Raffle, you have to be present to claim your prize!
We welcome plant donations from our members for the Lucky Draws.
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From the Chairman - Dudley Reynolds
Greetings to all our Bromeliad enthusiasts. It is with great
anticipation that we await our very first 'Judged Show' at the end
of March. This will initially be a fun event which hopefully will
become a reoccurring annual event, becoming more
comprehensive as we go along. This exercise will be an excellent
learning curve, not only for the newbies, but also for us older
growers to cultivate and display our bromeliads in a correct and
acceptable way.
Thankfully the dry spell has been interrupted with some nice
showers and thunderstorms recently. The grass is certainly looking a
lot greener and the Bromeliads more striking in their vivid array of
colouration.
With our 10th Birthday coming up in July, any suggestions would be
appreciated of how you would like to celebrate this special milestone
Our intrepid chairman Dudley Reynolds with Tracy
and Robert Moss.
in the history of our society. Maybe even a visit from some of our country members would be wonderful, adding to
the festivities of the event. Until next time, everything of the best and HAPPY BROMMING!
From the Committee • Please could members remember to collect your name badge from Betty or the container she keeps them
in when you arrive at the meeting. Some of us are of a certain age….. ummm…. bad at remembering
names and stuff!!!!! We know the faces well, but the names elude us at times! It is also good for us all to
get to know each other, especially for welcoming new members.
• We currently have 144 members, 69 local (East London), 70 country (other parts of South Africa) and 5 international, 1 each from Colorado US, Houston US, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. We have 11 members
who belong to the BSI. It’s not about membership, these numbers are just for interest sake, it is our love of
these amazing plants that is at the core of our membership, GROW ON!!!!!
• In an effort to cut down on using those horrible styrofoam cups at the meetings, which are not environmentally friendly, we would like to encourage all our members to bring along their own mugs for
tea time. Thank you to those of you who already do!
• We wish Dudley and Albie Reynolds well with the big move to their new home soon. Wow, all those plants to move! But also a wonderful opportunity to recreate a special space to show off all his magnificent
plants to their best advantage.
Upcoming Society Events
24th February: To be hosted by Gale Kockjeu at 3 Greenan Street, Berea. We gather at 2.00 for a prompt start
at 2.30pm. Please remember to bring your mug and a chair if you want a seat. Also we encourage all our
members to bring any interesting Bromeliad/Tillandsia you would like to show off, discuss, have identified or
just share with the members during Show and Tell.
Topic: Tillandsia – Flowering and Form. Members are requested to bring their Tillandsia and tell us a bit about them.
31st March: To be held at Little Beacons Pre-Primary Hall in Beacon Bay. Our first attempt to have a mini
judged show! More about this at the February meeting.
28th April: Hosted by Brian and Bridget Kroger in Beacon Bay. 28th July: ELBSSA 10th Birthday Celebrations!!! At 18 Wentworth Road in Sunnyridge
Upcoming International Conferences (start saving)
2019: ‘Golden Broms’ 17th - 20th October 2019 Hosted by the Gold Coast Succulent and Bromeliad Society
Inc. at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast. This will be the 20th Australasian Bromeliad Conference. For
contact information go to the conference website at www.goldenbroms.com
2020: WBC2020 To be held in Sarasota, Florida, USA 9-16 June 2020. Some exciting conference visits planned
to Michael’s Bromeliads, Tropiflora Nursery and Selby Botanical Gardens. Watch this space and the
Conference Corner at bsi.org for more details!
2021: This bi-annual Australasian Bromeliad Conference will again be hosted by The New Zealand Bromeliad
Society. ‘Kiwi Broms’ April 8thh - 11th 2021, venue: Waipuna Hotel.
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From the Members
Many of you will remember
Chris van Zyl who we came
t o k n o w w e l l w h i l e
attending many meetings
when he was resident in
East London, an inventive
bromeliad fanatic with
creative ways of mounting
Bromeliads and Tillandsia
either to accommodate his
limited space as he often
lives and works away from
home, but still needing
some of his plants around
him . He has now moved all
his Tillandsia and Bromeliads
to his garden in Somerset
West and they are thriving!
It never reaches below 10*c
and luckily no hail or frost to
contend with. Another
huge Dyckia collection from
abroad is on its way to S/
West. “I have realised how
well Dyckia are doing in
Cape Town weather. Right:
this is (was) an old wooden
gate which I beefed up
with various colours of
Tillandsia tricolor. I found
that the moistness around
the tillies was retained quite
well, seemingly the wooden
door also absorbing water
when I do irrigation,
e s p e c ia ll y d ur i n g t he
extreme tough drought
season we have had in the
Western Cape.” Chris also
sent some short video clips
of his garden and I love the
way he has laid everything
out and suspended plants
from trees which provide
welcome shady areas.
L o o k i n g s o g o o d
considering the dreadful
drought conditions you
have endured for so long.
You are definitely on our list
to visit when we visit the
Western Cape again Chris!
Lyn Wegner sent in some
photos and information on
some of her stunning broms
t h a t h a v e r e c e n t l y
bloomed in her collection.
C a n i s t r u m a l a g o a n u m
An old wooden gate used as a mount for
Tillandsia. Another example below!
Above, an old spring bedstead Chris used to mount
his mini tilly collection. Now who would have
thought of that? Below, just a few of his bromeliads
in the garden.
Above, the spectacular Alcantarea
regina. Left, Canistrum alagoanum.
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blooming for the first time! It is endemic to Brazil. The plant is potted and growing in a sunny spot. It has
clumped nicely but taken a while to bloom. The foliage is a maroony colour, spiny, about 50cm long and 3cm
wide and has a slightly flared from. The inflorescence is beautiful, orange with yellow flowers.
A first time blooming for me! Wow! I love it! Alcantarea regina (photo previous page) has fairly narrow, ever so
faintly striated green leaves which curl at the ends. I find the form rather appealing. The inflorescence is
beautiful! It is planted in the garden together with other Alcantarea varieties and is in full sun for most of the
day. I don’t get to water this area often but despite this it seems to be very happy.
Quesnelia tubifolia bloomed in November for
the first time. It originates from Brazil where it
grows as a stoloniferous epiphyte on the
uppermost branches of 30 to 40m high trees.
The inflorescence is a stunning pink with blue
flowers, unfortunately, as with other Quesnelia,
doesn’t last for too long. The plant is small,
about 26cm tall. The leaves have a thin orange
edge and are 2.5cm wide, yellowy green and
spined. The inner leaves are black towards the
base. It is as though the plant has had an elastic
band around it in 2 places as it has 2
indentations on the
upright growth. Mine
is in a sunny spot,
recently mounted
Quesnelia tubifolia Aechmea retusa a n d h a s p u p s
developing!
I was excited to find my Aechmea retusa flowering, potted and growing in a sunny
spot in the garden.
Dr Pete Pfister’s Dyckia ‘Big Black’ on the right, has amazingly developed 3 flower
spikes!
From the Editor There is lots to digest in this newsletter so I’ll keep it brief, two exciting
things to look forward to this year, our first Fun Judged Show and our
10th birthday celebration in July. Any ideas you may have to mark the
occasion, please do tell a committee member, we really want to
make it extra special.
Eddie and I have been looking around our garden for bromeliads that
Dyckia ‘Big Black’
might be suitable to enter into the show, we have never done anything like this before! There are some, but
oh dear, the sun has been cruel to some which has caused burn so it will be hard to choose. I must say it has
made me look at our plants in a slightly different way though; is it really growing in the correct spot, to grow
to its best potential as far as light is concerned, is it overcrowded? Definitely lots to ponder on, even just from
a gardening perspective! Enjoy the exercise, (when it cools down! Haha!).
Thank you to all of you who keep in touch and send photos and information and also those few members of
the society who share on our Facebook page. I really want to encourage you to upload your photos, you
have no idea how much it is appreciated by other members. Remember that many of those on the FB site
are not members of ELBSSA. Consider doing it as is an extension of our society, so that we can show what is
happening in South Africa and harness social media to learn, share and appreciate our beautiful plants
together with other like-minded souls all over the world. Keep it up to those of you who do, so easy with an
android cell phone!
Happy bromming and blessings from me to all of you for another wonderful year of learning and growing our
precious plants.
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This is a publication for the East London Bromeliad Society, South Africa for the interest of its members. Articles may be
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checked and accurate.
ELBS SA is an affiliate of the Bromeliad Society International.
Address: c/o 18 Wentworth Road, Sunnyridge, East London 5201 South Africa, [email protected]
We meet on the last Sunday of every month at 2.00 for 2.30pm, January to November, at various venues around East
London. We have a topic for each meeting and Show and Tell where members are encouraged to bring along their brag
or problem plants. There are member raffles, lucky draws for those present, tea time, library and member plant sales, plus
a monthly newsletter sent out via e-mail only. Visitors are always welcome and can attend three meetings before they will
need to join the society in order to continue attending. Annual subs are R120.00 for individuals/families and R60 for
students.
Committee Members
Chairman: Dudley Reynolds 079 488 2360 [email protected]
Vice- Chairman: Dr Peter Pfister 082 625 5533 [email protected]
PRO & Secretary: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]
Treasurer: Lynn Friend 043 748 2271 083 318 1179 [email protected]
Editor & Publisher: Barbara Black 043 7212775 O72 1787 421 [email protected]
Proof Reader: Lyn Wegner 043 736 1737 082 970 2293 [email protected]
Raffles: Lyn Odendaal 043 726 1075 083 441 6813 [email protected]
Librarian: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]
Catering: Marianne Hillstead 071 531 5146 [email protected]
Events Co-ordinator: Brenda Wegner 082 743 2141 [email protected]
Sound System Xenia Winter 043 726 2978 083 981 1312 [email protected]
Webmaster Danie Taljaard 079 563 7725 [email protected]
Additional member: Betty Heunis 073 226 1610 [email protected]
You will find ELBS on Facebook: [email protected] or type ‘East London Bromeliad Society’
into the fb search bar. You can request to join the group and will then be able to upload your photos and
comments on the wall. The ELBS SA page and other bromeliad related sites are a useful and informative forum to
share and ‘meet up’ with other like-minded bromeliad folks.
Back copies of all our newsletters can be accessed by joining the East London Bromeliad Society web page members
section. You will find it at www.elbssa.co.za
You can view most of all the bromeliads mentioned in meetings or in the newsletter at the following websites:
The BSI’s official Bromeliad Cultivar Registry www.registry.bsi.org which is maintained by Geoff Lawn, the BSI Cultivar
Registrar. Plus other information regarding the Bromeliad Society International is found at bsi.org
Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies: fcbs.org This is a very useful site to reference many bromeliads where you can
clarify identification or just trawl through the site and add to your wish list!
Encyclopedia of Bromeliads - http://bromelia.club (Bromeliad Taxonomists and Growers Society) has photographs. It also
now has keys for the genera and sub-genera. If you like to be informed what is happening, just follow on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/bromeliadsencyclopedia Just type in ‘Encyclopeadia of Bromeliads’ into the Facebook
search bar.
For internet resources you can also go to TAXON (The New Bromeliad List) for the most authoritative and right up to date
list of genera and species, accepted and new names and taxonomic keys - http://botu07.bio.uu.nl/bcg/taxonList.php or
just type in ‘New Bromeliad Taxon List’, it's much easier!