Who have more species of plants, Manettia or Guzmania?
Guzmania Guzmania (tufted airplant) is a genus of over 120 species of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are mainly stemless, evergreen, epiphytic perennials native to Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America. They are found at altitudes of up to 3500 m in the Andean rainforests.
Saverio Manetti Francesco Saverio Manetti also spelt Xaviero or Xaverio Manetti (Latinized as Franciscus Xaverius Manetti civis Florentinus) (12 November 1723 – 12 November 1785) was an Italian physician, botanist and ornithologist. Among his works is the treatise on birds, "Ornithologia methodice digesta" or "Storia naturale degli uccelli" (1776). The plant genus "Manettia" was named in his honour by Carolus Linnaeus.