''Vriesea carinata'' is a plant
species
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in the genus ''
Vriesea
''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily
Tillandsioideae. The genus name is for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central ...
''.
The
bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
is
endemic
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to the
Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
Cultivars
Garden
cultivar
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
s include:
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''Vriesea'' 'Brachystachys-Splendens'
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''Vriesea'' 'Cardinalis'
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''Vriesea'' 'Christiane'
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''Vriesea'' 'Crimson Glow'
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''Vriesea'' 'Karamea Tipsy'
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''Vriesea'' 'Kienastii'
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''Vriesea'' 'Lucille'
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''Vriesea'' 'Main Roads'
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''Vriesea'' 'Mariae'
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''Vriesea'' 'Marjolein'
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''Vriesea'' 'Medio-Rosea'
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''Vriesea'' 'Morreniana'
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''Vriesea'' 'Nitida'
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''Vriesea'' 'Pendant'
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''Vriesea'' 'Pulchella'
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''Vriesea'' 'Rose Marie'
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''Vriesea'' 'Saffron Flame'
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''Vriesea'' 'Serene'
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''Vriesea'' 'Sweet One'
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''Vriesea'' 'Tenuis'
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''Vriesea'' 'Versaillensis'
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''Vriesea'' 'Witte Senior'
References
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BSI Cultivar Registry. retrieved 11 October 2009
carinata
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of the Atlantic Forest
Garden plants of South America
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