Guzmania xanthobractea Gilmartin belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Vriesia, Croat 96373--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Pacto-Pto. Quito Rd.. 25 Mar 06. 373.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Guzmania
Specific Epithet
xanthobractea
Authorship
Gilmartin
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#190,683 of 335,497
Top 57%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte; scape to 1 m tall; scape and scape bracts bright red; bracts sheathing flowers yellow apically, red-orange basally; corolla pale yellow with greenish lobes.
