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Vriesea arpocalyx

Family
Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Vriesea arpocalyx is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, at altitudes of 1500–3000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss, mostly through wildfires.

Other Vriesea plants

Mezobromelia pleiosticha · Tillandsia myriantha · Vriesea agostiniana · Vriesea altimontana · Vriesea altodaserrae · Vriesea altomacaensis · Vriesea amethystina · Vriesea andreettae · Vriesea appendiculata · Vriesea arachnoidea · Vriesea atra · Vriesea atropurpurea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vriesea arpocalyx by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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