Vriesea incurva (Griseb.) Read

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• Locality

  Cerro de la Neblina, Camp XI, 6 km. NNE of Pico Phelps (=Neblina)

• Elevation

  Alt. 1450 m. (4757 ft.)

• Coordinates

  0.8611, -65.9806

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
Vriesea incurva (Griseb.) R.W.Read
det. L. B. Smith, 1987
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Cerro de la Neblina, Camp XI, 6 km. NNE of
Pico Phelps (=Neblina).
00°51’40"N, 65°58f50"W	alt. 1450 m.
Cloud forest in ravine along Cano Beitel, a
boulder-strewn stream.
Epiphyte. Always curved and the tip of the
plant lerect, forming a water-holding tank;
leaves dull green or purplish; inflorescence
pendant, almost only old ones seen; bracts
red; fruit green.
Coll.: M. Nee 31156	27 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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