Vriesea elata
Photograph of the plant showing thick leaves spreading out around the base of the central stem that has red flowers
Vriesea elata in El Dorado, Santa Marta, Colombia.

Source: (c) Dick Culbert 2014, CC-BY

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. elata
Binomial name
Vriesea elata
Synonyms[3]
  • Tillandsia elata Baker
  • Tillandsia exaltata Mez

Vriesea elata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[1] It is an epiphyte native to Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.[3][4][5][6]

Cultivars

  • Vriesea 'Grande'[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vriesea elata (Baker) L.B.Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Vriesea elata (Baker) L.B.Sm". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  5. ↑ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
  6. ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  7. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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