Vriesea

Vriesea
Vriesea variety 'Tiffany'
Systematics
Monocots Commelinids Order : Sweet grass (Poales) Family : Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) Subfamily : Tillandsioideae Genre : Vriesea
Scientific name
Vriesea
Lindl.

The plant genus Vriesea belongs to the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae), to which the pineapple also belongs. The 250 to 300 species are common in the Neotropic . Some species and their varieties are ornamental plants for tropical parks and gardens and are well suited as indoor plants .

description

Illustration of Vriesea psittacina from John Lindley , Edwards's Botanical Register , Volume 29, 1843, plate 10

Cut open flower in detail of Vriesea roethii ; clearly recognizable are the ligules, the scale-like appendages at the base of the petals, which are important for distinguishing the genera of this subfamily

Open capsule fruits of Vriesea procera var. Rubra with young plants germinated on them

Appearance and leaves

Vriesea species are perennial herbaceous plants . They grow mostly as epiphytes , sometimes as lithophytes and rarely terrestrial. Mostly they are funnel bromeliads, so their stem axis is compressed and the leaves stand together in rosettes. The leaves overlap, creating a funnel to collect water. But there are also species in which the stem axis is not compressed, for example Vriesea ospinae . The parallel- veined leaves are mostly sword-shaped and have entire margins. Suction scales are always present on the leaves, but in most species they are only found in the leaf funnels. There are also “gray” species, for example Vriesea pseudoligantha , whose leaves are densely covered with suction scales on the top and bottom.

Inflorescences and flowers

The inflorescences are formed at the end on often clearly recognizable, long inflorescence shafts. The often conspicuous, brightly colored bracts of the inflorescences have a long shelf life in many species. The total inflorescences may be straight or branched and contain spiked part inflorescences in which the flowers are often arranged in two rows. The flower stalks are usually short.

The hermaphrodite flowers are threefold with a double flower envelope and mostly radial symmetry . The three more or less symmetrical sepals are at most very briefly fused. The three petals are free or fused into a short corolla tube, which is much shorter than the sepals. The petals have at their base two taut and upright or lax and hanging ligules, scale-like projections, which are important for distinguishing the genera of this subfamily. The two by three stamens can protrude over the petals. Three fruit leaves are to a greater or lesser Upper permanent ovary grown, many ovules contains.

Fruits and seeds

There are fruit capsules formed. The spindle-shaped seeds have a straight “parachute” at their base, similar to that of the dandelion .

Systematics and distribution

The genus Vriesea was set up in 1843 by John Lindley in Edwards's Botanical Register , Volume 29, 1843, Plate 10, where “Vriesia” was written. The generic name Vriesea honors the Dutch botanist Willem Hendrik de Vriese (1806–1862). Type species is Vriesea psittacina (Hook.) Lindl.

The systematics of the genus Vriesea is subject to constant changes because of the delimitation problems to the closely related genus Tillandsia and phylogenetic studies, according to which the original genus Vriesea was divided into three genera ( Vriesea , Alcantarea and Werauhia ). In the non-flowering state, the two genus Tillandsia and Vriesea can often not be distinguished from one another. The main difference between these two genera lies in two small scales, the so-called "ligulae", at the base of the petals , which can only be recognized well on fresh flowers and difficult to detect on dried herbarium . Based on phylogenetic studies of multilocus DNA sequences and morphological comparisons, Barfuss et al. In 2016, 26 species were added to the new genera Goudaea , Jagrantia , Lutheria , Stigmatodon and Zizkaea .

The genus Vriesea is common in the Neotropic ; the main distribution area is in Brazil . Many species thrive in tropical rain- to mountain forests.

Species, subspecies and varieties

There are 250 to 300 Vriesea species (as of 2016):

Habitus and inflorescences of Vriesea atra in the habitat Habit, leaves and inflorescences of Vriesea amethystina Habit, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea bituminosa Detail of an inflorescence with flower from Vriesea bleherae f. atroviolaceifolia Habit, leaves and inflorescences of Vriesea carinata Habitus, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea duvaliana Detail of an inflorescence with red bracts and yellow flowers of Vriesea duvaliana , the three-lobed stigma is clearly visible Habit, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea elata Section of a branched inflorescence with white flowers of Vriesea elata Single inflorescence of Vriesea ensiformis with red bracts and yellow flowers Detail of an inflorescence with flower from Vriesea erythrodactylon Habit and leaves of Vriesea gigantea Habit and leaves of Vriesea fenestralis , a species with beautiful leaf markings Habit and leaves of Vriesea fosteriana , a species with beautiful leaf markings Habitus and inflorescence of Vriesea heliconioides Habit and leaves of Vriesea hieroglyphica , a species with beautiful leaf markings Habitus, leaves and inflorescences with flowers of Vriesea malzinei var. Disticha Habit, leaves and inflorescences of Vriesea maxoniana Habit, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea nanuzae Threefold bloom in detail from Vriesea nanuzae Habit, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea oleosa Threefold bloom in detail from Vriesea oleosa Habitus, leaves and branched inflorescence with yellow flowers of Vriesea oxapampae Detail of a branched inflorescence with yellow flowers from Vriesea oxapampae The long inflorescences of Vriesea platynema and the squat inflorescences of a Guzmania hybrid Habitus, leaves with many suction scales and inflorescence of Vriesea pseudoligantha (a "gray" species) Upper end of an inflorescence of Vriesea pseudoligantha with bract and flower in detail with sepals and petals Habit and spotted leaves of Vriesea racinae Habit, leaves and inflorescence of Vriesea roethii Section of an inflorescence with bracts and flowers in detail with sepals and petals of Vriesea roethii Habitus and inflorescence of Vriesea saundersii Habitus and pendulous inflorescence of Vriesea scalaris Habit and budding inflorescence of Vriesea schwackeana Habit and inflorescence of Vriesea sucrei Vriesea agostiniana E.Pereira : It comes only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro before. Vriesea alta (Baker) E. Morren ex Mez : It was first described on the basis of an illustration of a specimen that probably comes from Panama and little is known about this species. Vriesea altimontana E. Pereira & Martinelli : It only thrives at altitudes of 1100 to 1200 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea altodaserrae L.B.Sm. : It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically mainly in rainforests, at higher altitudes and along the coast at altitudes of 1 to 1000 meters in the Brazilian states of São Paulo , Paraná and Santa Catarina . Vriesea altomacaensis A.Costa : It only thrives at altitudes of 1300 to 1400 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea amethystina E. Morren : It only grows epiphytically in swamps in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea andaraiensis Leme : It wasfirst describedin 2012 from the Brazilian state of Bahia . Vriesea arachnoidea A.Costa : It thrives epiphytically and terrestrially on leaf litter at altitudes of 1300 to 1400 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea atra Mez : It thrives on rocks at altitudes of 1000 to 1800 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea atropurpurea A.Silveira (Syn .: Vriesea albescens A.Silveira , Vriesea glauca A.Silveira ): It thrives on rocks only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . Vriesea bahiana Leme : This endemic thrives on rocks at altitudes of around 1000 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea barbosae J.A. Siqueira & Leme : It wasfirst describedin 2007 from the Brazilian state of Pernambuco . So far it has only been found on the lower floor in the remains of the Mata Atlântica . Vriesea barilletii E. Morren (Syn .: Vriesea eumorpha hort. Ex Carrière , Vriesea crotalophora hort. Ex Baker ): It occurs in Brazil. Vriesea baturitensis Versieux & Tomaz : It wasfirst describedin 2013 from the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará . It thrives as an epiphyte at altitudes above 800 meters. Vriesea biguassuensis Reitz : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina . Vriesea billbergioides E. Morren ex Mez : There are three varieties in southeastern Brazil: Vriesea billbergioides var. Ampla L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in the forest at altitudes of around 1800 meters only in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Vriesea billbergioides E. Morren ex Mez var. Billbergioides : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 1600 to 2000 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea billbergioides var. Subnuda L.B.Sm. : This endemic thrives epiphytically at altitudes of around 1700 meters only in Pedra Sao Joao in the Serra dos Órgãos in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea bituminosa Wawra : It thrives lithophytically on rock faces and epiphytically in the rainforest at altitudes of 1200 to 2150 meters in Venezuela and Brazil. Vriesea blackburniana Leme : It was first described in 2005 from the Brazilian state of Bahia. So far it has only been found as an epiphyte on tree trunks at a height of about 5 meters above the ground in a well-preserved fragment of the Mata Atlântica at altitudes of 600 to 700 meters. It is associated with many other bromeliads. Vriesea bleherae Röth & W.Weber : It only thrives at altitudes of 100 to 200 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. A form was described: Vriesea bleherae f. atroviolaceifolia Röth & W.Weber : Its leaves are dark purple on both sides. Vriesea botafogensis Mez : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea breviscapa (E.Pereira & IAPenna) Leme (Syn .: Vriesea sparsiflora var. Breviscapa Pereira & IAPenna ): It grows epiphytically in the Brazilian states of Espirito Santo and Bahia. Vriesea brusquensis Reitz : This endemic thrives epiphytically in the rainforest at altitudes of around 35 meters only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea cacuminis L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea calimaniana Leme & W.Till : It was first described in 1997 from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea capixabae Leme : It was first described in 1999 from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. It thrives epiphytically on slopes of the Mata Atlântica at altitudes of 800 to 1500 meters. Vriesea carinata Wawra : There are three varieties: Vriesea carinata Wawra var. Carinata (Syn .: Vriesea brachystachys Regel , Vriesea psittacina var. Brachystachys (Regel) E. Morren , Vriesea psittacina var. Carinata (Wawra) E. Morren ): It thrives epiphytically or terrestrially in forests at altitudes of 20 up to 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea carinata var. Flavominiata Leme : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea carinata var. Mangaratibensis Leme & A.Costa : It only thrives at altitudes of around 700 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea carmeniae R.Moura & AFCosta : It wasfirst describedin 2014 from the Brazilian state of Ceará . It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in the mountainous part of the Mata Atlântica at altitudes of about 1100 meters in an area with high rainfall. Vriesea cathcartii H.Luther : It thrives epiphytically in Ecuador. Vriesea cearensis L.B.Sm. : It only thrives on trees in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará . Vriesea chapadensis Leme : It only thrives on rocks in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea cipoensis O.BCRibeiro, CCPaula & EEGuarçoni : It was first described in 2009 from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. So far it has only been found lithophytically on quartzite rocks at an altitude of 1281 meters in the "Campos Rupestres" growing in the Serra do Cipo National Park. Vriesea clausseniana (Baker) Mez : It was first described in 2010 from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. So far it has only been found lithophytically in the "Campos Rupestres", partly shaded by bushes and small trees, growing at an altitude of about 1400 meters. Vriesea colnagoi E. Pereira & IAPenna : It only thrives at altitudes of around 1500 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea corcovadensis (Britten) Mez (Syn .: Vriesea rubida E. Morren ex Baker , Vriesea rubida E. Morren ex Mez , Vriesea ventricosa (Wawra) Mez ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 250 to 850 meters in the Brazilian states Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina. Vriesea correia-araujoi E. Perira & IAPenna : It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea crassa Mez : It thrives terrestrially and lithophytically in the "Campo" at altitudes of 200 to 2100 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea debilis Leme : This endemic thrives epiphytically in a damp forest at an altitude of about 900 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea declinata Leme : It only grows epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea delicatula L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea densiflora Mez : About the distribution is only known that it comes from Brazil. Vriesea diamantinensis Leme : This endemic thrives lithophytically at an altitude of about 1350 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea dictyographa Leme : It was first described in 2001 from the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea dissitiflora (C.Wright) Mez (Syn .: Vriesea erici Harms ): This endemic thrives lithophytically at an altitude of about 500 meters only in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Río . Vriesea drepanocarpa (Baker) Mez (Syn .: Vriesea dusenii L.B.Sm. ): It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at an altitude of about 200 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Parana and Santa Catarina. Vriesea dubia (LBSm.) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea alborubrobracteata Rauh ): It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 150 to 200 meters in Colombia in Narino and Caqueta and in Peru. Vriesea duidae (LBSm.) Gouda : It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 700 to 2255 meters in Venezuela and Guyana. Vriesea duvaliana E. Morren (Syn .: Vriesea psittacina var. Duvaliana André ): It thrives epiphytically in forests only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea elata (Baker) LBSm. : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 1200 to 2100 meters in Colombia. Vriesea eltoniana E. Pereira & Ivo : This endemic thrives epiphytically on the lower part of trees or sometimes terrestrially in the leaf litter in the semi-evergreen coastal forest only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea ensiformis (Vellozo) Beer (Syn .: Vriesea conferta Gaudich. Var. Conferta ): There are three varieties: Vriesea ensiformis var. Bicolor L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 800 to 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Vriesea ensiformis (Vellozo) Beer . Var ensiformis (Syn .: vriesea conferta . Var recurvata Wawra , Vriesea crousseana hort. Vriesea selloana Baker ): It grows epiphytic in rain forests at altitudes of 10 to 1000 meters in the Brazilian states of Bahia to Santa Catarina . Vriesea ensiformis var. Striata Seidel : It thrives at an altitude of around 500 meters only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea erythrodactylon (E. Morren) E. Morren ex Mez : There are two varieties: Vriesea erythrodactylon (E. Morren) E. Morren ex Mez var. Erythrodactylon (Syn .: Vriesea psittacina var. Erythrodactylon E. Morren , Vriesea duvaliana sensu Wittmack non E. Morren , Vriesea carinata sensu Mez non Wawra ): It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 2 to 800 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. Vriesea erythrodactylon var. Rubropunctata E. Pereira & Moutinho : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea exaltata Leme : It was first described in 1999. It only thrives lithophytically in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea fabioi Leme : It was first described in 1999. It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea fenestralis Linden & André (Syn .: Vriesea fenestralis var. Variegata hort. Duval , Vriesea fenestrata hort., Vriesea hamata L.B.Sm. ): It thrives lithophytically and epiphytically at altitudes from 0 to 1700 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara. Vriesea fibrosa L.B.Sm. : This endemic thrives terrestrially and lithophytically in the river bed at an altitude of about 1400 meters in Venezuela only in the Amazon. Vriesea fidelensis Leme : It was first described in 1999. It thrives epiphytically and lithophytically only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea flammea L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in coastal shrubbery and in rainforests at altitudes of 6 to 500 meters in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. Vriesea flava A.F.Costa, H.Luther & MGLWanderley : It thrives epiphytically in coastal scrub and in dense mountain forests at altitudes of 500 to 800 meters in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina. Vriesea fluminensis E. Pereira : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea fontanae Fraga & Leme : It was first described in 2010. It thrives lithophytically at altitudes of 900 to 1400 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea fontourae B.R. Silva : It was first described in 2005. It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea fosteriana L.B.Sm. : There are two varieties: Vriesea fosteriana L.B.Sm. var. fosteriana (Syn .: Vriesea hasselbladi Ruschi ): It thrives at an altitude of about 1000 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea fosteriana var. Seideliana Reitz : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea fradensis A. Costa : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea freicanecana J.A. Siqueira & Leme : It was first described in 2007. So far it has only been found lithophytically at an altitude of about 700 meters in the flat summit area or on the slightly sloping rocky surfaces of an island mountain of the Serra do Espelho in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Vriesea friburgensis Mez : There are three varieties: Vriesea friburgensis Mez var. Friburgensis (Syn .: Vriesea tweedieana sensu F.Müller ): It thrives terrestrially, lithophytically and epiphytically in the campo, on rock faces and in forests at altitudes of 0 to 820 meters in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea friburgensis var. Paludosa (LBSm.) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea paludosa L.B.Sm. , Vriesea saundersii sensu LBSm. Non (Carrière) E. Morren ex Mez ): It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in swamps, on the banks of rivers, in coastal bushes and in rainforests at altitudes of 5 to 700 Meters in the Brazilian states of São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea friburgensis var. Tucumanensis (Mez) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea argentinensis Speg. , Vriesea caldasiana Mez , Vriesea glutinosa var. Viridis Hassl. , Vriesea tucumanensis Mez ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 700 to 900 meters in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Vriesea garlippiana Leme : It thrives epiphytically and terrestrially at an altitude of about 1700 meters only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea gelatinosa R. Moura & AFCosta : It was first described in 2014. It thrives epiphytically and lithophytically in an open vegetation of Campo Rupestre at altitudes of 1800 to 1900 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea gigantea Gaudichaud : There are two varieties: Vriesea gigantea Gaudichaud var. Gigantea (Syn .: Vriesea alexandrae hort. Sander , Vriesea mosenii Mez , Vriesea reticulata W.Bull , Vriesea reticulata (Baker) Mez , Vriesea tessellata (Linden) E. Morren ): It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in coastal forests at altitudes of 5 to 500 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea gigantea var. Seideliana Röth : This endemic thrives at an altitude of about 600 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea gracilior (LBSmith) Leme (Syn .: Vriesea platynema var. Gracilior L.B.Sm. ): It grows epiphytically at altitudes of 760 to 1000 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea graciliscapa W.Weber : It thrives at altitudes of 40 to 60 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea gradata (Baker) Mez : There are two varieties: Vriesea gradata var. Bicolor E. Pereira & IAPenna : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea gradata (Baker) Mez var. Gradata : It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes from 0 to 1200 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Vriesea grandiflora Leme : It was first described in 2000. It thrives epiphytically in the Mata Atlântica at an altitude of about 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. Vriesea gravisiana Wittmack (Syn .: Vriesea lubbersiana hort. Ex Wittm. ) It was first described on the basis of a specimen cultivated in Liège, which may come from Brazil. Nothing is known about their area of ​​distribution. Vriesea guttata Linden & André : There are three varieties: Vriesea guttata var. Eguttata Reitz : This endemic thrives at an altitude of around 1100 meters only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea guttata Linden & André var. Guttata : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 300 to 1700 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Vriesea guttata var. Striata Reitz : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea heliconioides Kunth (Syn .: vriesea heliconioides . Var polysticha L.B.Sm. , Vriesea bellula Linden , Vriesea bullata hort ex. C.Cheval. , Vriesea disticha Kuntze , Vriesea falkenbergii Bull ): It grows epiphytic in rain forests at altitudes from 100 to 950 Meters. It is widespread from Mexico to Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica to Panama and from Colombia to Venezuela, Bolivia to Peru and Brazil. Vriesea heterostachys (Baker) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea incurvata sensu E. Morren non Gaudichaud , Vriesea petropolitana L.B.Sm. ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes from 0 to 1300 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Vriesea hieroglyphica (Carrière) E. Morren : There are two varieties: Vriesea hieroglyphica (Carrière) E. Morren var. Hieroglyphica : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 0 to 800 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Vriesea hieroglyphica var. Zebrina Ruschi : This endemic thrives epiphytically and lithophytically at altitudes of 550 to 850 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea hodgei L.B.Sm. : This endemic thrives epiphytically at an altitude of about 1100 meters only in the Colombian Antioquia. Vriesea hoehneana L.B.Sm. (Syn .: Vriesea tessellata sensu Hoehne ): It thrives terrestrially in Campo at altitudes of 800 to 900 meters only in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Vriesea hydrophora Ule : It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically at altitudes of 900 to 1400 meters only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea incurvata Gaudichaud : There are two varieties: Vriesea incurvata var. Albina T.Strehl : It thrives in epiphytic Atlantic Forest only in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea incurvata Gaudichaud var. Incurvata (Syn .: vriesea duvaliana sensu Alexander non E.Morren , Vriesea inflata sensu André non (Wawra) Wawra , Vriesea macropoda (Baker) Mez , Vriesea psittacina var. Truffautiana André , Vriesea rostrumaquilae Mez , Vriesea truffautiana hort . ex Baker ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes from 0 to 930 meters in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Vriesea inflata (Wawra) Wawra (Syn .: Vriesea carinata var. Constricta Wawra , Vriesea carinata var. Inflata Wawra , Vriesea incurvata var. Inflata (Wawra) Mez ): It grows epiphytic in forests at altitudes from 360 to 935 meters in the Brazilian States of Espírito Santo, Paraná and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea interrogatoria L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in the interior of forests at altitudes of 800 to 1400 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea itatiaiae Wawra (Syn .: Vrieseaschenckiana Wittm. ): It thrives epiphytically in high mountain forests and lithophytically above the tree line at altitudes of 2000 to 2300 meters only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea jonesiana Leme : It was first described in 1999 from the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Vriesea jonghei (K.Koch) E. Morren ( Syn .: Vriesea gamba F.J.Müll. , Vriesea macrostachya sensu Broadway & Smith , Vriesea xiphion Platzm. Ex E. Morren , Vriesea xiphion Platzm. Ex Antoine , Vriesea ynghii (Carrière) NEBr. ): It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in shrub vegetation and in forests at altitudes of 2 to 900 meters in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago. Vriesea joyae E. Pereira & IAPenna : There are two varieties: Vriesea joyae E. Pereira & IAPenna var. Joyae : It only grows epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea joyae var. Parvula E. Pereira & IAPenna : It only grows epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea kautskyana E. Pereira & IAPenna : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea kentii H.Luther & K.Norton : It was first described in 2010. So far it has only been found epiphytically growing in a dry cloud forest at an altitude of about 1800 meters in the Peruvian Amazon region. Vriesea lancifolia (Baker) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea platzmannii Mez ): It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea languida L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea laxa Mez : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 1300 to 1400 meters in Venezuela in Aragua and Falcon. Vriesea leptantha Harms : It was found epiphytically only in 1932 at an altitude of about 1500 meters in St. Antonio de Imbe, Pedra da Republica in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea lidicensis Reitz : This endemic thrives epiphytically in the forest at an altitude of about 700 meters only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea lilliputiana Leme : It was first described in 2014. It thrives epiphytically in the undergrowth of a moist area of ​​the Mata Atlântica at altitudes of 700 to 1000 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea limae L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Vriesea linharesiae Leme & JASiqueira : It was first described in 2001. It thrives epiphytically in the Mata Atlântica at an altitude of about 800 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea longicaulis (Baker) Mez (Syn .: Vriesea jonghei sensu Wawra non (K.Koch) E. Morren , Vriesea longicaulis var. Secunda Mez ): It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 750 to 1900 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo , Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. Vriesea longiscapa Ule : It thrives epiphytically in rainforests and in coastal shrub vegetation (restinga) at altitudes from 0 to 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara. Vriesea longistaminea Paula & Leme : It was first described in 2004 from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. So far it has only been found in small stocks lithophytically growing on rocks in a sunny location in the "Campos Rupestres" vegetation on ferrous soils, associated with Cryptanthus schwackeanus and Dyckia rariflora . Vriesea lubbersii (Baker) E. Morren : It thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina. Vriesea lutheriana J.R.Grant : This endemic epiphytic thrives at an altitude of about 700 meters between San Vito de Java and Agua Buena on the Pacific side near Lanana, Angeles in Puntarenas in Costa Rica. Vriesea macrostachya (Bello) Mez : It is common in the Greater Antilles in Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Vriesea maculosa Mez : It thrives lithophytically or rarely epiphytically in Brazil. Vriesea maguirei L.B.Sm. : It thrives at altitudes of 2300 to 2400 meters in the Brazilian state of Amazonas and in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas . Vriesea malzinei E. Morren (Syn .: Vriesea malzinei var. Disticha L.B.Sm. ): There are no more varieties. It thrives at altitudes of 350 meters in the Mexican states of Veracruz and San Luis Potosí . Vriesea marceloi Versieux & T.Machado : It was first described in 2012. It thrives lithophytically at altitudes above 1900 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea maxoniana (LBSm.) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea icterica A.Cast. ): It thrives epiphytically in mountain forests at altitudes of 900 to 1500 meters in Bolivia in La Paz as well as Santa Cruz and in Argentina in Salta. Vriesea melgueroi I.Ramírez & Carnevali : It probably belongsto the genus Werauhia as Werauhia melgueiroi , but this has not yet been validly published in 2015. Vriesea menescalii E. Pereira & Leme : This endemic thrives epiphytically in the sun in a vegetation with trees and bushes at an altitude of about 1300 meters only in Laranja da Terra in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea michaelii W. Weber : It was first described on the basis of a cultivated specimen that was collected in Brazil in 1978. Nothing is known about the exact distribution area. Vriesea microrachis Gomes-da-Silva & AFCosta : It was first described in 2011. It thrives in the Mata Atlântica in Brazil. Vriesea minarum L.B.Sm. (Syn .: Vriesea citrina E. Morren ex Baker , Vriesea citrina (Baker) LBSm. , Vriesea ouroensis W. Weber ): It only thrives lithophytically in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea minor (LBSmith) Leme (Syn .: Vriesea bituminosa var. Minor L.B.Sm. ): It only thrives lithophytically in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea minuta Leme : It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea minutiflora Leme : It was first described in 2011. It thrives epiphytically in the lower level of the hygrophilic Mata Atlântica at altitudes of 800 to 950 meters only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea mitoura L.B.Sm. : This endemic thrives on rocks in Igarape in the Serra Pirapucu on the Rio Maturaca, Rio Cauaburi and Rio Negro at altitudes of 1250 to 1300 meters only in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Vriesea modesta Mez : It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of about 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea mollis Leme : It was first described in 1999. It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea × morreniana hortus ex E. Morren (Syn .: Vriesea psittacina × brachystachys E. Morren, Vriesea psittacina var. Morreniana E. Morren, Vriesea carinata × psittacina Mez): This hybrid should also occur in nature. The first description was based on a specimen cultivated in Liège. Vriesea morrenii Wawra (Syn .: Vriesea morrenii var. Disticha Wawra ): It thrives epiphytically in rainforests at altitudes of 765 to 1000 meters in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea muelleri Mez : It occurs in the Brazilian states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. Vriesea nanuzae Leme : It thrives in grasslands on stony soils ("campos rupestres") at altitudes of around 1350 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea neoglutinosa Mez (Syn .: Vriesea glutinosa (Mart. Ex Schult. & Schult. F.) Wawra ): It thrives terrestrially and lithophytically at altitudes of 0 to 500 meters in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santa Catarina. Vriesea noblickii Martinelli & Leme (Syn .: Vriesea sandrae Leme ): This endemic has only been found near Santa Terezinha in the Serra da Pioneira at altitudes of 750 to 800 meters in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea nubicola Leme : It was first described in 2011 from the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It thrives terrestrially in dense groups in exposed to full sun locations in high grasslands ("Campos de Altitude") at altitudes of about 2000 meters. Vriesea ochracea Rauh & E. Gross (Syn .: Werauhia ochracea (Rauh & E. Gross) JRGrant ): It was placed in the genus Werauhia in1995and returned to the genus Vriesea in 2016. This endemic thrives at altitudes of around 1800 meters only in the Peruvian department of Pasco . Vriesea oleosa Leme : It was first described in 1999 from the Brazilian state of Bahia. This endemic thrives only epiphytically at higher altitudes of the Mata Atlântica , whichcoversthe hills of the inland in Ilheus . Vriesea oligantha (Baker) Mez : It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in bushy locations as well as in the elven forest at altitudes of 1100 to 1400 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea oxapampae Rauh : This endemic thrives in mountain forests at altitudes of around 1800 meters above Oaxapampa in Canchamayo only in the Peruvian department of Pasco. Vriesea pabstii McWilliams & LBSm. : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. Vriesea paradoxa Mez (Syn .: Vriesea squamosa E. Morren ex Baker , Vriesea pallidiflora E. Perira ): It occurs in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Vriesea paraibica Wawra (Syn .: Vriesea carinata var. Constricta Wawra , Vriesea squamosa E. Morren ex Baker , Vriesea pallidiflora E. Pereira ): It thrives epiphytically in the interior of forests at altitudes of 800 to 1000 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea paratiensis E.Pereira : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea pardalina Mez : It thrives terrestrially, lithophytically and epiphytically on Vellozia spec. at altitudes of 1,300 to 1,330 meters in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea parviflora L.B.Sm. : It thrives in damp, shady locations at altitudes of around 750 meters in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. Vriesea parvula Rauh : It occurs in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Vriesea pastuchoffiana Glaziou ex Mez : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Guanabara. Vriesea pauciflora Mez : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Guanabara. Vriesea pauperrima E.Pereira : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. Vriesea penduliflora L.B.Sm. : This endemic thrives on tall trees in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea pereirae L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea philippo-coburgii Wawra : It occurs in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It thrives lithophytically and epiphytically in coastal bushes, on mountain slopes and in rainforests at altitudes of 2 to 1200 meters. Vriesea pinottii Reitz : It occurs in the Brazilian states of Parana and Santa Catarina. Vriesea piscatrix Versieux & Wand. : It was first described from Brazil in 2009. So far, it has only been found in small patches of forest in "Campo Rupestre" at an altitude of around 1300 meters in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea platynema Gaudichaud : There are seven varieties: Vriesea platynema var. Flava Reitz : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea platynema var. Libonii Mez : It was first described using a specimen cultivated in Liège. Nothing is known about their area of ​​distribution. Vriesea platynema Gaudichaud var. Platynema (Syn .: Vriesea corallina rule ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 90 to 1000 meters from the Greater Antilles to Argentina. Vriesea platynema var. Rosea ( hort. Ex Antoine ) Mez (Syn .: Vriesea rosea E. Morren ex Mez ): It was first described on the basis of a specimen cultivated in Liège that comes from eastern Brazil. Nothing is known about its exact distribution area. Vriesea platynema var. Striata (Wittm.) Wittm. (Syn .: Vriesea corallina var. Striata Wittm. ): It thrives in forests only at altitudes of about 400 meters in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea platynema var. Variegata (Guillon) Reitz : It is said to come from the Brazilian state of Parana. Vriesea platynema var. Wrightii (LBSm.) LBSm. (Syn .: Vriesea wrightii (LBSm.) Carabia ): It is endemic to eastern Cuba and thrives at altitudes of around 400 meters. Vriesea platzmannii E. Morren : It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in coastal bushes and in forests at altitudes of 2 to 10 meters in the Brazilian states of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Vriesea poenulata (Baker) E. Morren ex Mez (Syn .: Vriesea poenulata E. Morren ex Baker ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 700 to 870 meters in the Brazilian states of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea portentosa Leme : It was first described in 2011. So far, it has only been found in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais at altitudes of around 1195 meters. It thrives mostly lithophytically, sometimes terrestrially in sandy soils or exceptionally epiphytically. Vriesea procera (Martius ex Schultes f.) Wittm. : There are four varieties: Vriesea procera var. Debilis Mez : It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 2 to 800 meters in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Parana and on the island of Trinidad. Vriesea procera (Martius ex Schultes f.) Wittm. var. procera (Syn .: Vriesea gracilis Gaudich. , Vriesea catharinensis F.J.Müll. , Vriesea procera var. gracilis (Gaudich.) Mez ): It thrives terrestrially and epiphytically in thickets and in forests at altitudes of 0 to 525 meters. It is common in Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad and Argentina. Vriesea procera var. Rubra L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes from 0 to 405 meters in the Brazilian states of Sergipe , Bahia and Minas Gerais and on the island of Trinidad. Vriesea procera var. Tenuis L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 800 to 900 meters in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Vriesea pseudoatra Leme : It was first described in 1999. It only thrives on rocky and sunny locations in the summit area of ​​hills above 1000 meters in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea pseudoligantha Philcox : It was first described in 1992. So far, it has only been found on the north side of the Serra de Ouro, 7 km south of Barra de Estiva, in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It thrives on sandstone hills and the grassland in between, on rocks and woodland along a small running water at an altitude of about 1150 meters. Vriesea psittacina (Hook.) Lindl. : There are three varieties: Vriesea psittacina var. Decolor Wawra : It grows epiphytically in forests in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro as well as Rio Grande do Sul and in Paraguay. Vriesea psittacina (Hook.) Lindl. var. psittacina (Syn .: Vriesea psittacina var. exilis Neumann ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes from 0 to 850 meters in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea psittacina var. Rubrobracteata Hook. (Syn .: Vriesea krameri E. Morren ): It is only known from cultivated specimens and comes from Brazil. Vriesea pulchra Leme & L. Kollmann : It was first described in 2011. It thrives epiphytically on the lower floor of the Mata Atlântica at altitudes of about 900 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea punctulata E. Pereira & IAPenna : It occurs in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea racinae L.B.Sm. : It thrives epiphytically at altitudes of about 775 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea rafaelii Leme : It was first described in 1999. So far, it has only been found in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It thrives epiphytically in the remnants of the Mata Atlântica along the banks of the Peixe River, an area that is severely destroyed by humans. Vriesea rastrensis Leme : It was first described in 1999. So far, it has only been found in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It thrives epiphytically at altitudes of about 1400 meters. Vriesea rectifolia Rauh : It thrives epiphytically in dry forests at altitudes of 600 to 700 meters only in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Vriesea recurvata Gaudichaud : It occurs in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea regnellii Mez : It only thrives epiphytically in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea reitzii Leme & A.Costa : This endemic thrives epiphytically in pine forests at altitudes of around 850 meters only in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea repandostachys Leme : It was first described in 1999 from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea × retroflexa E. Morren ( Vriesea psittacina × simplex Mez , Vriesea psittacina × scalaris E. Morren ex Mez ): It was cultivated from Brazilian species, but also naturally exists in Brazil. Vriesea revoluta B.R. Silva : It was first described in 2005. It thrives epiphytically at altitudes of about 800 meters only in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. Vriesea rhodostachys L.B.Sm. : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea roberto-seidelii W. Weber : This endemic occurs only in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The plant specimens thrive in loose groups terrestrially at an altitude of about 800 meters and the roots hardly penetrate the soil. Vriesea rodigasiana E. Morren (Syn .: Vriesea tweedieana (Baker) F.Müller , Vriesea tweedieana (Baker) Mez , Vriesea vitellina F.J.Müll. ): It thrives epiphytically in forests at altitudes of 10 to 830 meters in the Brazilian state of Ceará , Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Parana and Santa Catarina. Vriesea roethii W.Weber : The first description was in 1979 on the basis of a sophisticated copy. The location is unknown and is said to be in Brazil. Vriesea rubens Gomes-da-Silva & AFCosta : It was first described in 2011 from the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Vriesea rubra (Ruiz & Pavón) Beer (Syn .: Vriesea albiflora Ule ): It thrives epiphytically and terrestrially in forests at altitudes of 50 to 800 meters. It is common in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana and on the island of Trinidad. Vriesea rubrobracteata Rauh : It thrives at altitudes of around 2800 meters in Narino, Colombia, and in Ecuador. Vriesea rubyae E.Pereira : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea ruschii L.B.Sm. : There are two varieties: Vriesea ruschii subsp. leonii Leme : It grows epiphytically at altitudes of around 1300 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea ruschii L.B.Sm. subsp. ruschii : It only occurs in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. Vriesea saltensis Leme & L. Kollmann : It was first described in 2013. This endemic only thrives in small groups in shallow soils in shady locations in Mata Atlântica in the summit area of ​​an island mountain at an altitude of around 700 meters in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea sanctaparecidae Leme : It was first described in 2013. This endemic thrives terrestrially or lithophytically in "Campos Rupestres" at altitudes of 1440 to 1510 meters in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea sanfranciscana Versieux & Wanderley : It was first described in 2008. It thrives epiphytically in the "Campo Rupestre" at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 meters only in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Vriesea santaleopoldinensis Leme & L. Kollmann : It was first described in 2011. It thrives lithophytically only on island mountains, which are surrounded by semi-evergreen Mata Atlântica at altitudes of 700 to 900 meters in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Vriesea saundersii (Carrière) E. Morren ex Mez : It occurs only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea saxicola L.B.Sm. : Brazil Vriesea sazimae Leme : Brazil Vriesea scalaris E. Morren : There are two varieties: Vriesea scalaris E. Morren var. Scalaris : Venezuela, Brazil Vriesea scalaris var. Viridis Mez : Brazil Vriesea sceptrum Mez : Brazil: Vriesea sceptrum forma flavobracteata Leme : Brazil Vriesea schultesiana L.B.Sm. : Colombia Vriesea schunkii Leme : Brazil Vriesea schwackeana Mez (Syn .: Vriesea monacorum L.B.Sm. ): Brazil Vriesea secundiflora Leme : Brazil Vriesea segadas-viannae L.B.Sm. : Brazil Vriesea seideliana W. Weber : Brazil Vriesea serrana E. Pereira & IAPenna : Brazil Vriesea serranegrensis Leme : It was first described from Brazil in 2011. Vriesea silvana Leme : It was first described from Brazil in 2002. Vriesea silva-petrea E. Pereira & Reitz : Brazil Vriesea simplex (Vellozo) Beer (Syn .: Vriesea mesiana Makoy hort.): Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Trinidad Vriesea simulans Leme : Brazil Vriesea sincorana Mez : Brazil Vriesea skotakii H.Luther & K.Norton : It was first described from Panama in 2012. Vriesea socialis L.B.Sm. : Colombia, Venezuela Vriesea sparsiflora L.B.Sm. : Brazil Vriesea speckmaieri W.Till : It was first described from Venezuela in 2008. Vriesea stricta L.B.Sm. : Brazil Vriesea subandina (Ule) LBSmith & Pittendrigh : Peru Vriesea sucrei L.B.Sm. & RWRead (Syn .: Vriesea atrococcinea Rauh , Vriesea gladioflammans Pereira & Reitz. ): It thrives terrestrially in the shade in the swampy Restinga (coastal thicket) only in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Vriesea sulcata L.B.Sm. : It thrives lithophytically at altitudes of 500 to 1500 meters in the state of Amazonas in Venezuela. Vriesea swartzii (Baker) Mez : Jamaica Vriesea taritubensis E. Perira & IAPenna : There are two varieties: Vriesea taritubensis var. Brevisepala E. Pereira & IAPenna : Brazil Vriesea taritubensis E. Perira & IAPenna var. Taritubensis : Brazil Vriesea teresopolitana Leme : It was first described from Brazil in 2010. Vriesea thyrsoidea Mez : Brazil Vriesea tijucana E.Pereira : Brazil Vriesea triangularis Reitz : Brazil Vriesea triligulata Mez : Brazil Vriesea tubipetala Leme & R.Moura : It was first described from Brazil in 2014. Vriesea unilateralis (Baker) Mez : Brazil Vriesea vagans (LBSm.) LBSm. (Syn .: vriesea philippocoburgii var. Vagans L.B.Sm. ): Brazil Vriesea vellozicola Leme & JASiqueira : Brazil Vriesea vexillata L.B.Sm. : Colombia Vriesea vidalii L.B.Smith & Handro : Brazil Vriesea vulpinoidea L.B.Sm. : Brazil Vriesea warmingii E. Morren : Brazil Vriesea wawranea Antoine : Brazil Vriesea weberi E. Pereira & IAPenna : Brazil Vriesea wurdackii L.B.Sm. : Venezuela Vriesea zamorensis (LBSm.) LBSm. : Ecuador, Peru Vriesea zildae R.Moura & AFCosta : It was first described from Brazil in 2014. Vriesea zonata Leme & JASiqueira : It was first described from Brazil in 2007.

Propagation and care as an ornamental plant

The horticultural propagation usually takes place with seeds. Also meristem is used in some varieties for proliferation.

Depending on the species, the flowering period can take about half a year, after which the mother plant gradually dies. When cared for as an ornamental plant, the mother plant also forms vegetative offshoots after flowering , the Kindel . If possible, these should remain connected to the mother plant for some time. Young plants need a partially shaded place with high humidity. Fully grown plants that have already begun to bloom will thrive anywhere there is enough light. There should always be enough water in the funnel before flowering.

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literature

• Werner Rauh : Bromeliads - Tillandsias and other bromeliads worthy of culture. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-8001-6371-3 . (Section description)
• Lyman Bradford Smith , Robert Jack Downs: Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). In: Flora Neotropica , Volume 14, Part 2, Hafner Press, New York, 1977 (sections description, distribution and systematics)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Werner Rauh : Bromeliads - Tillandsias and other bromeliads worthy of culture. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-8001-6371-3 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Lyman Bradford Smith , Robert Jack Downs: Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). In: Flora Neotropica , Volume 14, Part 2, Hafner Press, New York, 1977.
3. ^ Lindley scanned in at biodiversitylibrary.org in 1843 .
4. Jump up ↑ Jason R. Grant: An Annotated Catalog of the Generic Names of the Bromeliaceae , online version from Selbyana , Volume 19, Issue 1, 1998, pp. 91-121.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi} In "Species Index" click on Vriesea at Eric J. Gouda, Derek Butcher, Kees Gouda: Encyclopaedia of Bromeliads , Version 3.1 (2012). _{last viewed on January 26, 2017}
6. ↑ Michael HJ Barfuss, Walter Till, Elton JC Leme, Juan P. Pinzón, José M. Manzanares, Heidemarie Halbritter, Rosabelle Samuel, Greg K. Brown: Taxonomic revision of Bromeliaceae subfam. Tillandsioideae based on a multi-locus DNA sequence phylogeny and morphology. In: Phytotaxa , Volume 279, Issue 1, October 2016, pp. 001-097. doi: 10.11646 / phytotaxa.279.1.1
7. ^ Harry E. Luther: An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials , 2008 in The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA. Published by The Bromeliad Society International. (PDF file; 314 kB)

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