Vriesea rubra

Vriesea rubra is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is native to Trinidad and northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, northern Brazil, and Venezuela).[1][2]

Vriesea rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. rubra
Binomial name
Vriesea rubra
(Ruiz & Pavón) Beer
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia rubra Ruiz & Pav.
  • Phytarrhiza rubra (Ruiz & Pav.) E.Morren ex Baker
  • Vriesea albiflora Ule
  • Tillandsia rhododactyla Mez
Tillandsia rubra (Vriesea rubra) air plants in a UK air plant nursery

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009


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