Vriesea procera var. rubra L.B.Sm.
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (2): 663-1492. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Bromeliaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. Foster 166 (holotype US, isotype GH), Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 8 Jul 1939.
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Description
Description - Scape-bracts imbricate. Inflorescence amply paniculate; branches divergent to spreading, not twisted. Floral bracts equaling the sepals or slightly shorter, subcoriaceous, even, red with yellow apices.
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Distribution
Epiphytic in forest, from near sea level to 485 m alt, Trinidad, eastern Brazil.
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