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 Edit this 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
  • Vriesea 'Cadbury'[5]
  • Vriesea 'Charles W.'[5]
  • Vriesea 'Filagree'[5]
  • Vriesea 'Golden Plaits'[5]
  • Vriesea 'Griesseniana'[5]
  • Vriesea 'Karamea Granada'[5]
  • Vriesea 'RoRo'[5]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
  3. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  4. Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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