Vriesea procera

Vriesea procera
Vriesea procera var. rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. procera
Binomial name
Vriesea procera
(Martius ex Schult. & Schult.f. ) Wittmack
Synonyms[1]
  • Vriesea gracilis Gaudich.
  • Tillandsia gracilis (Gaudich.) Griseb.
  • Tillandsia erectiflora Baker
  • Vriesea catharinensis F.J.Müll.
  • Tillandsia viscidula Britton
  • Tillandsia procera Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia ernestii Mez

Vriesea procera is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is an epiphyte native to Trinidad and South America.[1][2][3]

Four varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Vriesea procera var. debilis Mez - Trinidad, southern + eastern Brazil
  2. Vriesea procera var. procera - Trinidad, southern + eastern Brazil, Guianas, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay
  3. Vriesea procera var. rubra L.B.Sm - Trinidad, eastern Brazil
  4. Vriesea procera var. tenuis L.B.Sm - eastern Brazil from Bahia to São Paulo

Cultivars

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  3. ^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  4. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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