''Werauhia williamsii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Werauhia ''Werauhia'' is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. The genus is named for Werner Rauh, a German botanist (1913–2000). Based on molecular evidence, a number of species previously classified within other brom ...

''. It is a terrestrial

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the montane forests of

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and western Panama. It inhabits the Talamancan montane forests ecoregion, where it grows in the shrub understory of upper montane forests, from approximately 2,300 to 3,200 meters elevation.Kappelle, M., van Uffelen, J.G. (2006). Altitudinal Zonation of Montane Oak Forests Along Climate and Soil Gradients in Costa Rica. In: Kappelle, M. (eds) ''Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests''. Ecological Studies, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28909-7_4

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williamsii Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Panama Flora of the Talamancan montane forests Plants described in 1995 {{Tillandsioideae-stub