Vriesea paraibica is a species of flowering plant in the genus Vriesea. This bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[2]

Vriesea paraibica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. paraibica
Binomial name
Vriesea paraibica
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia carinata var. constricta (Wawra) Baker
  • Tillandsia paraibica (Wawra) Baker
  • Vriesea carinata var. constricta Wawra
  • Vriesea pallidiflora E.Pereira
  • Vriesea squamosa É.Morren ex Baker

References

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  1. ^ "Vriesea paraibica Wawra". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  2. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114.