Guzmania musaica

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Guzmania musaica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Guzmania
Species:
G. musaica
Binomial name
Guzmania musaica
(Linden & André) Mez
Synonyms [1]
  • Tillandsia musaicaLinden & André
  • Billbergia musaica(Linden & André) Regel
  • Caraguata musaica(Linden & André) Linden & André
  • Massangea musaica(Linden & André) E.Morren
  • Tillandsia mosaicLinden ex Rafarin
  • Guzmania musaica var. concolorL.B. Smith
  • Guzmania musaica var. discolorH. Luther
  • Guzmania musaica var. roseaH. Luther
  • Guzmania musaica var. zebrinaCutak

Guzmania musaica is a plant species in the genus Guzmania . This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Imbabura), Venezuela and Colombia (Antioquia, Choco, Narino, Norte de Santander, Valle del Cauca). [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Inflorescence of Guzmania musaica Bromeliaceae - Guzmania musaica.JPG
Inflorescence of Guzmania musaica

Guzmania musaica is a stemless, evergreen, epiphytic perennial plant that can reach a height of 20–40 centimetres (7.9–15.7 in). Leaves are about two feet long, simple, with entire margins, spineless, light green with reddish and dark green transverse striations. In the central rosette of leaves grows a long stem topped by a beautiful inflorescence of pink-red bracts with many waxy tubular yellow flowers arranged in spikes. The plant blooms from June to August. The fruits are septicidal capsules. After it has produced its fruits, the plant dies.

Habitat

It grows as an epiphyte in rain forests.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN   0361-185X. JSTOR   41759911.
  3. ↑ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41759858.
  4. ↑ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
  5. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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