Vriesea platynema

Vriesea platynema is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is native to the West Indies and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Vriesea platynema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. platynema
Binomial name
Vriesea platynema
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia platynema (Gaudich.) Griseb.
  • Vriesea corallina Regel
  • Encholirium corallinum (Regel) Linden
  • Encholirium roseum Antoine
  • Guzmania wrightii L.B.Sm.
  • Vriesea wrightii (L.B.Sm.) Carabia

Three varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Vriesea platynema var. flava Reitz - State of Santa Catarina in Brazil
  2. Vriesea platynema var. platynema - Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela (including Venezuelan Antilles), Guyana, Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina
  3. Vriesea platynema var. wrightii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. - Cuba

Cultivars

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 October 2009
  3. BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA retrieved 22 October 2009
  4. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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