Vriesea gigantea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Vrieseeae
Genus: Vriesea
Species: Vriesea gigantea

Name

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Vriesea gigantea Gaudich., 1846

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Tillandsia gigantea (Gaudich.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 597 (1864).
  • Heterotypic
    • Tillandsia tessellata Linden, Cat. Gén. 90: 9 (1873).
    • Vriesea reticulata W.Bull, Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 1873: 606 (1873).
    • Vriesea tessellata (Linden) É.Morren, Ann. Bot. Hort. 32: 381 (1882).
    • Tillandsia reticulata (W.Bull) Baker, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 140 (1887).
    • Tillandsia tessellata subsp. sanderae Sander, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 65: 202 (1893).
    • Tillandsia tessellata subsp. variegata Wittm., Gartenflora 42: 305 (1893).
    • Vriesea mosenii Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 558 (1894).
    • Vriesea tessellata var. parisiense Bosschere, Ill. Hort. 42: 189 (1895).
    • Vriesea alexandrae Sander, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 33: 245 (1903).
    • Vriesea gigantea var. seideliana Roeth, Bromelie 1992: 6 (1992).

Homonyms

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  • Vriesea gigantea (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez, nom. illeg. = Werauhia gigantea (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) J.R.Grant
  • Vriesea gigantea Lem., sensu auct. = Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil (SE. Bahia to E. Santa Catarina)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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