''Vriesea duvaliana'' is a plant

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

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 ...

''. It is an epiphyte

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to the State of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

in eastern

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 ...

, but cultivated in other regions as an ornamental.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the

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's Award of Garden Merit.

Cultivars

* ''Vriesea'' 'Duvaliana Major' * ''Vriesea'' 'Duvalii' * ''Vriesea'' 'Elegans' * ''Vriesea'' 'Fulgida' * ''Vriesea'' 'Minima' * ''Vriesea'' 'Obliqua' * ''Vriesea'' 'Rostrum Aquilae'BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009 * ''Vriesea'' 'Splendida' * ''Vriesea'' 'Versaillensis'

References

duvaliana Endemic flora of Brazil Epiphytes Plants described in 1884 {{Vriesea-stub