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
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/24/2006
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.
