Vriesea procera (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Wittm. var. procera

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (2): 663-1492. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Vriesea procera (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Wittm. var. procera

  • Type

    Type. Martius s n (holotype M, F photo 18750), Rio Itaipé, Bahia, Brazil, Dec 1818.

  • Synonyms

    Tillandsia procera Mart. ex Schult.f., Vriesea gracilis Gaudich., Tillandsia gracilis (Gaudich.) Griseb., Tillandsia erectiflora André, Vriesea catharinensis F.J.Müll., Vriesea procera var. gracilis (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Wittm., Tillandsia viscidula Britton

  • Description

    Description - Scape-bracts imbricate. Inflorescence amply paniculate; branches divergent to spreading, not twisted. Floral bracts equaling the sepals or slightly shorter, subcoriaceous, even, green.

  • Distribution

    Terrestrial and epiphytic in thickets and forest, from near sea level to 525 m alt, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, eastern Brazil, and northern Argentina.

    Venezuela South America| Delta Amacuro Venezuela South America| Trinidad and Tobago South America| Suriname South America| Brazil South America| Piauí Brazil South America| Ceará Brazil South America| Paraíba Brazil South America| Pernambuco Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Espirito Santo Brazil South America| Rio de Janeiro Brazil South America| Guanabara Brazil South America| São Paulo Brazil South America| Paraná Brazil South America| Santa Catarina Brazil South America| Paraguay South America| Argentina South America|