Goudaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.

[1] Its native range is Trinidad, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.

[1] The genus name of Goudaea is in honour of Eric Gouda (b.

1957), Dutch botanist; specialist in Bromeliaceae.

[2] It was first described and published in Phytotaxa Vol.279 on page 51 in 2016.