''Vriesea inflata'' 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), ...
in the genus ''
Vriesea
''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily
Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Cent ...
''.
The
bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a Family (biology), family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the Tropics, tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and on ...
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 the
Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
.
Cultivars
Garden
cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
s include:
* ''Vriesea'' 'Charm'
*''Vriesea'' 'Charm Too'
*''Vriesea'' 'Chubby'
*''Vriesea'' 'Flirtation'
* ''Vriesea'' 'Golden Koi'
* ''Vriesea'' 'Infatuation'
* ''Vriesea'' 'Sacred Fire'
* ''Vriesea'' 'Sunrise'
* × ''Vrieslandsia'' 'Golden Touch'
* × ''Vrieslandsia'' 'Swamp Fire'
References
External links
*
BSI Cultivar Registry. accessed 11 October 2009.
inflata
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Taxa named by Heinrich Wawra von Fernsee
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