- Vriesea
Taxobox
name = "Vriesea"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Vriesea duvaliana"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Bromeliaceae
subfamilia =Tillandsioideae
genus = "Vriesea"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision ="Vriesea" (named for
Willem Hendrik de Vriese , Dutchbotanist ,physician ) [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Hendrik_de_Vriese] [ [http://bsi.org/brom_info/genera.html Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology ] ] is the second largestgenus of theTillandsioideae subfamily in the botanical familyBromeliaceae . Containing some of the largest bromeliadspecies , these tropical plants harbor a wide variety ofinsect fauna, unlike the smallercatopsis species. This genus is closely related to "Tillandsia ", only differentiated by the presence ofpetal appendages in "Vriesea" [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-633344/Vriesea Vriesea (plant genus) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] .Notes
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