Alcantarea glaziouana ( Vriesea geniculata)
COMMON NAME | None known |
TYPE | Bromeliad |
FAMILY | Bromeliaceae |
NOTES | One
of the largest bromeliads of the world flowering several metres high. Lots of
confusion surrounds its classification, but for this record it will be kepts
at Alcantarea glaziouana. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to Brazil |
NATIVE
HABITAT | A lithophytic
plant that grows on rocky cliffs near sea level mostly or in cracks on the
rocks with little organic matter |
WEB SOURCES |
