Vriesea boeghii

Vriesea boeghii is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Loja Province in Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Vriesea boeghii

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. boeghii
Binomial name
Vriesea boeghii
H.Luther
Synonyms[2]

Tillandsia boeghii (H.E.Luther) J.R.Grant

Sources

  1. Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Vriesea boeghii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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