Werauhia gigantea

Werauhia 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: Tillandsieae
Genus: Werauhia
Species: Werauhia gigantea

Name

• Werauhia gigantea (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) J.R.Grant, Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 31 (1995).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tillandsia gigantea Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1224 (1830).
• Homotypic
  • Vriesea gigantea (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 566 (1894), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Tillandsia amazonica Baker, J. Bot. 26: 108 (1888).
  • Vriesea amazonica (Baker) Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 554 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil North; Brazil West-Central; French Guiana; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Grant, J.R., 1005. Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenwelt 91: 31.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Werauhia gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Werauhia gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Werauhia gigantea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Werauhia gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jul 2019.

Vernacular names

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