Vriesea gigantea

Vriesea gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

Vriesea gigantea Gaudich., 1846

Synonyms

• 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

• 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

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

References

• Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C., 1846. Voyage Autour du Monde Execute Pendant les Anees 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette la Bonite, Commandee par M. Vaillant ... Botanique 8: t. 70 (Atlas).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Vriesea gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vriesea gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 09 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Vriesea gigantea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 09.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Vriesea gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vriesea gigantea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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