''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...

, subfamily

Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr ...

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Willem Hendrik de Vriese Willem Hendrik de Vriese (11 August 1806 – 23 January 1862) was a Dutch botanist and physician born in Oosterhout, North Brabant. Education Willem Hendrik de Vriese studied medicine at the University of Leiden, earning his doctorate in 183 ...

, Dutch

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, physician (1806–1862). Its species are widespread over Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Catopsis ''Catopsis'' is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “kata” (hanging down) and “opsis” (appearance). ''Catopsis'' is a genus of plants widespread across much of Latin A ...

'' species. In the wild, frogs may go through their whole life cycle in a bromeliad. This genus is closely related to '' Guzmania.'' Both ''Guzmania'' and ''Vriesea'' have dry capsules that split open to release parachute like seeds similar to the Dandelion ('' Taraxacum'' sp.). Most ''Vriesea'' are epiphytes and grow soil-less on trees. they have no roots but have special hold fasts that do not take in any nutrients. All nutrients are taken in through the center "tank" made by a rosette of leaves.

Species

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Vriesea agostiniana ''Vriesea agostiniana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...

'' E.Pereira – Rio de Janeiro *''

Vriesea alta ''Vriesea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the fa ...

'' (Baker) É.Morren ex Mez – Panama *''

Vriesea altimontana ''Vriesea altimontana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...

'' E.Pereira & Martinelli – Rio de Janeiro *''

Vriesea altodaserrae ''Vriesea altodaserrae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...

'' L.B.Sm. – from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina *''

Vriesea altomacaensis ''Vriesea altomacaensis'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...

'' A.Costa – Rio de Janeiro *''

Vriesea altomayoensis ''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 ...

'' H.Luther & K.F.Norton – Peru *''

Vriesea amethystina ''Vriesea amethystina'' is a species of tropical epiphyte of the genus ''Vriesea''. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil, known from the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or ...

'' É.Morren – Espírito Santo + Rio de Janeiro *''

Vriesea andaraiensis ''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 ...

'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea andreettae'' Rauh – Azuay Province of Ecuador *'' Vriesea appendiculata'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Loja Province of Ecuador *'' Vriesea arachnoidea'' A.Costa – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea arpocalyx'' (André) L.B.Sm. – Ecuador *'' Vriesea atra'' Mez – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea atrococcinea'' Rauh – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea atropurpurea'' Silveira – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea aureoramosa'' F.P.Uribbe & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea bahiana'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea barbosae'' J.A.Siqueira & Leme – Pernambuco *'' Vriesea barilletii'' É.Morren – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea baturitensis'' Versieux & Tomaz *'' Vriesea biguassuensis'' Reitz – Santa Catarina in southern Brazil *'' Vriesea billbergioides'' É.Morren ex Mez – São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea bituminosa'' Wawra – Venezuela, eastern Brazil *'' Vriesea blackburniana'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea bleheri'' Roeth & W.Weber – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea boeghii'' H.Luther – Loja Province of Ecuador *'' Vriesea breviscapa'' (E.Pereira & I.A.Penna) Leme – Bahia, Espírito Santo * ''Vriesea'' × ''brueggemannii'' J.Z.Matos, M.B.Crespo & Juan *'' Vriesea brusquensis'' Reitz – from São Paulo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea cacuminis'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea calimaniana'' Leme & W.Till – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea capixabae'' Leme – Espírito Santo *''

Vriesea carinata ''Vriesea carinata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern Brazil. Cultivars Garden cultivar A cultivar is a type of c ...

'' Wawra – eastern + southern Brazil *'' Vriesea carmeniae'' R.L.Moura & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea castaneobulbosa'' (Mez & Wercklé) J.R.Grant – Costa Rica *'' Vriesea cathcartii'' H.Luther – Ecuador *'' Vriesea cearensis'' L.B.Sm. – Ceará *'' Vriesea cereicola'' (Mez) L.B.Sm. – Peru *'' Vriesea chapadensis'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea cipoensis'' O.B.C.Ribeiro, C.C.Paula & Guarçoni – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea claudiana'' Leme, Trind.-Lima & O.B.C.Ribeiro – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea clausseniana'' (Baker) Mez – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea colnagoi'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea confusa'' L.B.Sm. – Nariño region of Colombia *'' Vriesea corcovadensis'' (Britton) Mez – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea correia-arauji'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna *'' Vriesea crassa'' Mez – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea curvispica'' Rauh – Peru *'' Vriesea cylindrica'' L.B.Sm. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia *'' Vriesea debilis'' Leme – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea declinata'' Leme – Santa Catarina in southern Brazil *'' Vriesea delicatula'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea densiflora'' Mez – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea diamantinensis'' Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea dictyographa'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea dissitiflora'' (C.Wright) Mez – Cuba *'' Vriesea drepanocarpa'' (Baker) Mez – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea drewii'' L.B.Sm. – Ecuador *'' Vriesea dubia'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Colombia, Peru, Ecuador *'' Vriesea duidae'' (L.B.Sm.) Gouda – Guyana, Venezuela *''

Vriesea duvaliana ''Vriesea duvaliana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. It is an epiphyte endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil, but cultivated in other regions as an ornamental.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://f ...

'' É.Morren – Bahia *'' Vriesea elata'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. – Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador *'' Vriesea eltoniana'' E.Pereira & Ivo – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea ensiformis'' (Vell.) Beer, including '' Vriesea warmingii '' – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *''

Vriesea erythrodactylon ''Vriesea erythrodactylon'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil. Cultivars * Vriesea 'Fire Rose', ''Vriesea'' 'Fire Rose' * Vriesea 'Perfidia', ''Vriesea'' 'Perfidia' * Vriesea 'Pink Cockato ...

'' (É.Morren) É.Morren ex Mez – from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea exaltata'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea fenestralis'' Linden & André – Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea fibrosa'' L.B.Sm. – Amazonas State in Venezuela *'' Vriesea fidelensis'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea flammea'' L.B.Sm. – eastern and southern Brazil *'' Vriesea flava'' And.Costa, H.Luther & Wand. – from São Paulo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea fluminensis'' E.Pereira – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea fluviatilis'' Kessous & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea fontanae'' Fraga & Leme – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea fontourae'' B.R.Silva – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea fosteriana'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea fradensis'' And.Costa – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea freicanecana'' J.A.Siqueira & Leme – Pernambuco *'' Vriesea friburgensis'' Mez – Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay *'' Vriesea garlippiana'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea gelatinosa'' R.L.Moura & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea gigantea'' Gaudich. – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea gladioflammans'' E.Pereira & Reitz – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea gracilior'' (L.B.Sm.) Leme – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea graciliscapa'' W.Weber – Bahia *'' Vriesea gradata'' (Baker) Mez – southeastern Brazil *'' Vriesea grandiflora'' Leme – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea guttata'' Linden & André – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea harmsiana'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Peru *''

Vriesea heterostachys ''Vriesea heterostachys'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''), located in southeastern Brazil. Cultivars Garden cultivars include: ...

'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea hieroglyphica'' (Carrière) É.Morren – from Espírito Santo to Paraná *'' Vriesea hitchcockiana'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Ecuador, Peru *'' Vriesea hodgei'' L.B.Sm. – Colombia *'' Vriesea hoehneana'' L.B.Sm. – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea hydrophora'' Ule – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea incurva'' (Griseb.) Read – Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Bolivia *'' Vriesea incurvata'' Gaudich. – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea inflata'' (Wawra) Wawra – from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea interrogatoria'' L.B.Sm. – from Minas Gerais to São Paulo *'' Vriesea itatiaiae'' Wawra – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea johnstonii'' (Mez) L.B.Sm. & Pittendr. – Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana *'' Vriesea jonesiana'' Leme – São Paulo *'' Vriesea jonghei'' (K.Koch) É.Morren – Trinidad & Tobago, French Guiana, Brazil *'' Vriesea joyae'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea kautskyana'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea koideae'' Rauh – Peru *''

Vriesea lancifolia ''Vriesea lancifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and gr ...

'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. – Bahia *'' Vriesea languida'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea laxa'' Mez – Venezuela *'' Vriesea leptantha'' Harms – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea lidicensis'' Reitz – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea lilliputiana'' Leme *'' Vriesea limae'' L.B.Sm. – Pernambuco *'' Vriesea limonensis'' Rauh – Ecuador *'' Vriesea linharesiae'' Leme & J.A.Siqueira – Bahia *'' Vriesea longicaulis'' (Baker) Mez – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *''

Vriesea longiscapa ''Vriesea longiscapa'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. 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, ...

'' Ule – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea longisepala'' A.F.Costa – Bahia *'' Vriesea longistaminea'' C.C.Paula & Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea lubbersii'' (Baker) É.Morren ex Mez – from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea lutheriana'' J.R.Grant – Costa Rica *'' Vriesea macrostachya'' (Bello) Mez – Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Trinidad; Carabobo State in Venezuela *'' Vriesea maculosa'' Mez – Bahia *'' Vriesea magna'' F.P.Uribbe & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea maguirei'' L.B.Sm. – Venezuela, northern Brazil *'' Vriesea marceloi'' Versieux & T.Machado – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea maxoniana'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia and Salta Province of Argentina *'' Vriesea medusa'' Versieux *'' Vriesea melgueiroi'' I.Ramírez & Carnevali *'' Vriesea menescalii'' E.Pereira & Leme – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea michaelii'' W.Weber – Brazil; probably extinct *'' Vriesea microrachis'' J.Gomes-da-Silva & A.F.Costa – Brazil *'' Vriesea mimosoensis'' D.R.Couto, Kessous & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea minarum'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea minor'' (L.B.Sm.) Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea minuta'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea minutiflora'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea mitoura'' L.B.Sm. – Amazonas State of Venezuela; Roraima *'' Vriesea modesta'' Mez – Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea mollis'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea monacorum'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea morrenii'' Wawra (also spelt ''Vriesea morreni'') * ''Vriesea'' × ''morreniana'' É.Morren *'' Vriesea mourae'' Kessous, B.Neves & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea muelleri'' Mez – from São Paulo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea myriantha'' (Baker) Betancur (syn. ''

Tillandsia myriantha ''Tillandsia myriantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Tillandsia''. This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana d ...

'') *'' Vriesea nanuzae'' Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea neoglutinosa'' Mez – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea noblickii'' Martinelli & Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea nubicola'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea oligantha'' (Baker) Mez – Bahia, Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea olmosana'' L.B.Sm. – Ecuador, Peru *'' Vriesea oxapampae'' Rauh – Pasco Province of Peru *'' Vriesea pabstii'' McWill. & L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo, São Paulo *'' Vriesea paradoxa'' Mez – Bahia *'' Vriesea paraibica'' Wawra – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea paratiensis'' E.Pereira – from Rio de Janeiro to Paraná *'' Vriesea pardalina'' Mez – southern Brazil *''

Vriesea parviflora ''Vriesea parviflora'' is a plant species 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, phy ...

'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea parvula'' Rauh – São Paulo *'' Vriesea pastuchoffiana'' Glaz. ex Mez – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea patula'' (Mez) L.B.Sm. – Ecuador, Peru *'' Vriesea pauciflora'' Mez – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea pauperrima'' E.Pereira – eastern + southern Brazil *'' Vriesea penduliflora'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea penduliscapa'' Rauh – Moreno-Santiago region of Ecuador *''

Vriesea pereirae ''Vriesea pereirae'' is a plant species 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, physi ...

'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo *''

Vriesea pereziana ''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 ...

'' (André) L.B.Sm. – Colombia, Peru *''

Vriesea petraea ''Vriesea petraea'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threate ...

'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – El Oro region of Ecuador *'' Vriesea philippocoburgi'' Wawra *'' Vriesea pinottii'' Reitz – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea piscatrix'' Versieux & Wand. *'' Vriesea platynema'' Gaudich. – Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Misiones Provindce of Argentina *'' Vriesea platzmannii'' É.Morren – southern Brazil *''Vriesea pleiosticha'' (Griseb.) Gouda (synonym ''

Mezobromelia pleiosticha ''Mezobromelia pleiosticha'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights ...

'') – Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Venezuela, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, northern Brazil *'' Vriesea poenulata'' (Baker) É.Morren ex Mez – Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea portentosa'' Leme *'' Vriesea procera'' (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Wittm. – Trinidad, Venezuela, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina *'' Vriesea pseudoatra'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea pseudoligantha'' Philcox – Bahia *'' Vriesea psittacina'' (Hook.) Lindl. – Brazil, Paraguay *'' Vriesea pulchra'' Leme & L.Kollmann – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea punctulata'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea racinae'' L.B.Sm. – Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea rafaelii'' Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea rastrensis'' Leme – Santa Catarina in southern Brazil *'' Vriesea rectifolia'' Rauh – Pernambuco but probably extinct *'' Vriesea recurvata'' Gaudich. – Bahia *'' Vriesea regnellii'' Mez – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea reitzii'' Leme & And.Costa – southern Brazil *'' Vriesea repandostachys'' Leme – Espírito Santo * ''Vriesea'' × ''retroflexa'' É.Morren *'' Vriesea revoluta'' B.R.Silva – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea rhodostachys'' L.B.Sm. – Bahia, Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea roberto-seidelii'' W.Weber – Bahia *''

Vriesea robusta ''Vriesea robusta'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is native to Venezuela. References * robusta ROBUSTA (Radiation on Bipolar for University Satellite Test Application) is a nano-satellite scientific experiment d ...

'' (Griseb.) L.B.Sm. – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Vriesea rodigasiana'' É.Morren – from Bahia to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea roethii'' W.Weber – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea rubens'' J.Gomes-da-Silva & A.F.Costa – Santa Catarina *''

Vriesea rubra ''Vriesea rubra'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is Native plant, native to Trinidad and northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, northern Brazil, and Venezuela). References

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'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer – Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Guyana *'' Vriesea rubrobracteata'' Rauh – Colombia *'' Vriesea rubroviridis'' F.P.Uribbe & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea rubyae'' E.Pereira – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea ruschii'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais, Bahia, Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea sagasteguii'' L.B.Sm. – Peru *'' Vriesea saltensis'' Leme & L.Kollmann *'' Vriesea sanctaparecidae'' Leme *'' Vriesea sanfranciscana'' Versieux & Wand. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea santaleopoldinensis'' Leme & L.Kollmann – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea saundersii'' (Carrière) É.Morren (synonym ''Vriesea botafogensis'') – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea saxicola'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea sazimae'' Leme – Minas Gerais, São Paulo *'' Vriesea scalaris'' É.Morren – Venezuela, Brazil *'' Vriesea sceptrum'' Mez – from Bahia to São Paulo *'' Vriesea schultesiana'' L.B.Sm. – Colombia *'' Vriesea schunkii'' Leme – Espírito Santo *''

Vriesea schwackeana ''Vriesea schwackeana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil. Cultivars * Vriesea 'Derek's Dilemma', ''Vriesea'' 'Derek's Dilemma' * Vriesea 'Fire Dance', ''Vriesea'' 'Fire Dance' * Vriesea 'F ...

'' Mez – from Bahia to São Paulo *'' Vriesea secundiflora'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo *'' Vriesea segadas-viannae'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea seideliana'' W.Weber – Espírito Santo *''

Vriesea serrana ''Vriesea serrana'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Lati ...

'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea serranegrensis'' Leme – Minas Gerais *''

Vriesea silvana ''Vriesea silvana'' is a plant species 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, physic ...

'' Leme – Bahia *'' Vriesea simplex'' (Vell.) Beer – Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil *'' Vriesea simulans'' Leme – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea sincorana'' Mez – Bahia *'' Vriesea skotakii'' H.Luther & K.F.Norton – Panam *'' Vriesea socialis'' L.B.Sm. – Colombia, Venezuela *'' Vriesea sparsiflora'' L.B.Sm. – from Espírito Santo to São Paulo *'' Vriesea speckmaieri'' W.Till – Carabobo State of Venezuela *'' Vriesea stricta'' L.B.Sm. – Minas Gerais *'' Vriesea strobeliae'' Rauh – Ecuador *''

Vriesea sucrei ''Vriesea sucrei'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. 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 ...

'' L.B.Sm. & Read – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea sulcata'' L.B.Sm. – Amazonas State of Venezuela *'' Vriesea swartzii'' (Baker) Mez – Jamaica *'' Vriesea takahashiana'' Leme & W.Till *'' Vriesea taritubensis'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo *'' Vriesea tequendamae'' (André) L.B.Sm. – Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru *'' Vriesea teresopolitana'' Leme – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea thyrsoidea'' Mez – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea tijucana'' E.Pereira – eastern Brazil *'' Vriesea tillandsioides'' L.B.Sm. – Peru *'' Vriesea triangularis'' Reitz – Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea triligulata'' Mez – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea tubipetala'' Leme & R.L.Moura *'' Vriesea unilateralis'' (Baker) Mez – from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea vagans'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – eastern + southern Brazil *'' Vriesea vellozicola'' Leme & J.A.Siqueira – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea vexata'' Leme *'' Vriesea vexillata'' L.B.Sm. – Colombia *''

Vriesea vidalii ''Vriesea vidalii'' is a plant species 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, physic ...

'' L.B.Sm. & Handro – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea vulpinoidea'' L.B.Sm. – from São Paulo to Santa Catarina *'' Vriesea wawrana'' Antoine (also spelt ''Vriesea wawranea''; synonym ''Vriesea oleosa'') – Bahia, Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea weberi'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea wuelfinghoffii'' Rauh & E.Gross – Azuay Province in Ecuador *'' Vriesea wurdackii'' L.B.Sm. – Amazonas State of Venezuela *'' Vriesea zamorensis'' (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. – Ecuador, Peru *'' Vriesea zildae'' R.L.Moura & A.F.Costa *'' Vriesea zonata'' Leme & J.A.Siqueira – Alagoas State in eastern Brazil

Former species

Species that have been placed in ''Vriesea'' but are not accepted by Plants of the World Online include: *'' Vriesea brassicoides'' (Baker) Mez = ''

Stigmatodon brassicoides ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * ''Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * ''Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bello ...

'' – Rio de Janeiro *''Vriesea chontalensis'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. = '' Tillandsia chontalensis'' *'' Vriesea chrysostachys'' É.Morren = ''

Goudaea chrysostachys ''Goudaea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Trinidad, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. The genus name of ''Goudaea'' is in honour of Eric Gouda (b. 1957), Dutch botanist; specialist in Bromel ...

'' – Trinidad, Colombia, Peru *'' Vriesea correia-araujoi'' E.Pereira & I.A.Penna – Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo *'' Vriesea costae'' B.R.Silva & Leme = ''

Stigmatodon costae ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bel ...

'' – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea croceana'' Leme & G.K.Br. = ''

Stigmatodon croceanus ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bel ...

'' – Rio de Janeiro *''Vriesea didistichoides'' (Mez) L.B.Sm. = '' Tillandsia didistichoides'' *'' Vriesea fontellana'' Leme & G.K.Br. = ''

Stigmatodon fontellanus ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bell ...

'' – Espírito Santo *''Vriesea fragrans'' (André) L.B.Sm. = ''

Tillandsia fragrans ''Tillandsia fragrans'', synonym ''Vriesea fragrans'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to north-west South America ( Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). It was first described by Édouard André Édouard Franço ...

'' *'' Vriesea funebris'' L.B.Sm. = ''

Stigmatodon funebris ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus (biology), genus of plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * ''Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * ''Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. ...

'' – Espírito Santo *'' Vriesea gastiniana'' Leme & G.K.Br. = ''

Stigmatodon gastinianus ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bell ...

'' – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea glutinosa'' Lindl. = ''

Lutheria glutinosa ''Lutheria'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Lutheria bi-beatricis'' (Morillo) Barfuss & W.Till * '' Lutheria glutinosa'' (Lindl.) Barfuss & W.Till * '' Lutheria soderstromii'' (L.B.Sm.) Barfuss & W ...

'' – Trinidad, Venezuela *'' Vriesea goniorachis'' (Baker) Mez = ''

Stigmatodon goniorachis ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bell ...

'' – Rio de Janeiro *'' Vriesea harrylutheri'' Leme & G.K.Br. = '' Stigmatodon harrylutheri – Espírito Santo *''Vriesea heterandra'' (André) L.B.Sm. = '' Tillandsia heterandra'' *''Vriesea malzinei'' É.Morren = '' Tillandsia malzinei'' – Mexico *'' Vriesea melgueroi'' I. Ramírez & Carnevali – Amazonas State of Venezuela *''

Vriesea monstrum ''Vriesea monstrum'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. This species is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Repub ...

'' (Mez) L.B.Sm. = '' Jagrantia monstrum'' – Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua *''

Vriesea ospinae ''Vriesea ospinae'' is a plant species in the genus ''Vriesea''. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's ...

'' H.Luther = ''

Goudaea ospinae ''Goudaea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae. Its native range is Trinidad, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. The genus name of ''Goudaea'' is in honour of Eric Gouda (b. 1957), Dutch botanist; specialist in Bromeliac ...

'' – Colombia *'' Vriesea plurifolia'' Leme = ''

Stigmatodon plurifolius ''Stigmatodon'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae. Species Species include: * '' Stigmatodon amadoi'' (Leme) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon apparicianus'' (E.Pereira & Reitz) Leme, G.K.Br. & Barfuss * '' Stigmatodon bell ...

'' – Espírito Santo *''

Vriesea splendens ''Vriesea splendens'', or flaming sword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the GuianasSmith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae ...

'' (Brongn.) Lem. = ''

Lutheria splendens ''Lutheria'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flower ...

'' – Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad & Tobago

Photo gallery

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'' File:Vriesea hieroglyphica (6225126171).jpg, '' Vriesea hieroglyphica'' File:Vriesea procera Wittm. var. rubra L. B. Sm. (5240783455).jpg, '' Vriesea procera'' File:Vriesea schwackeana HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln091006b.JPG, ''

'' File:Bromeliaceae02.jpg, ''Vriesia'' cultivar

References

External links

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BSI Genera Gallery
Vriesea photos {{Taxonbar, from=Q134341 Bromeliaceae genera Epiphytes