Guzmania berteroniana

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Guzmania berteroniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Guzmania
Species:
G. berteroniana
Binomial name
Guzmania berteroniana
(Schultes f.) Mez
Synonyms[1]
  • Caraguata berteroniana Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia caraguata D.Dietr., illegitimate
  • Devillea speciosa Bertero ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Tillandsia devillea Steud.
  • Caraguata grandiflora Baker

Guzmania berteroniana is a plant species in the genus Guzmania. It is native to Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic[1][2][3] but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[4] It can be found in the wild at the Toro Negro State Forest in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Cultivars

  • Guzmania 'Elaine'[4]
  • Guzmania Eliane (Elaine)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  3. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. ^ a b c BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009