Greigia sphacelata

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Greigia sphacelata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Greigia
Species:
G. sphacelata
Binomial name
Greigia sphacelata
Synonyms [1]
  • Billbergia sphacelata(Ruiz & Pav.) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Bromelia sphacelataRuiz & Pav.
  • Bromelia clandestinaCarruth.
  • Bromelia discolorLindl.

Greigia sphacelata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae . [1] [2] This species is endemic to Chile. It is distributed between the Maule and Los Lagos regions. [3] It produces edible fruits, known as 'chupones'.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. "Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi: 10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001 . ISSN   0717-6643.