Fosterella Robertreadii
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''Fosterella robertreadii'' is a plant
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of the genus ''
Fosterella ''Fosterella'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. It contains 31 recognized species, 30 native to central and western South America, one to Mesoamerica Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultura ...
''. It is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.Peters, J., Vásquez, R., Osinaga, A., Leme, E., Weising, K., Ibisch, P. (2008) Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus ''Fosterella'' (Bromeliaceae). Selbyana 29: 182-194.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5473835 robertreadii Endemic flora of Peru Plants described in 2009