Location ²

Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru

Description ²

Tank-forming, epiphyte, terrestrial bromeliad, montane and cloud forest – from 1000m – 3000m. Pollinated by birds. Small seeds with short brown hairs (Benzing 2000).

Habitat Type ²

Tropical Rainforest

References ²

Benzing, D.H. 2000. Bromeliaceae: Profile of an Adaptive Radiation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Sources and Credits

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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