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Vriesea
Also called Tracheophytes
Vriesea is a genus of tropical bromeliads, mostly epiphytes that grow on trees, grown for their striking leaf rosettes and flower spikes. The key to growing them is keeping water in the central cup (tank) and providing bright, humid conditions.
Vriesea is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus is named after the Dutch botanist and physician Willem Hendrik de Vriese (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
The genus includes many "tank bromeliads", which store water in a reservoir (a "tank") formed by their tightly overlapping leaf bases. Containing some of the largest bromeliad species, these tropical plants hold a wide variety of insect fauna. In the wild, some frog species go through their whole life cycle in these bromeliad tanks. This genus is closely related to Guzmania. Both Guzmania and Vriesea have dry capsules that split open to release parachute like seeds similar to dandelions (Taraxacum sp.). Most Vriesea are epiphytes and grow on trees.
Lobster Claws · Vriesea duvaliana · Bromeliad · Vriesea maxoniana
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