Guzmania Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Guzmania
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/16/2007
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza
-4.313333, -78.661389
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe
Notes
Epiphyte in shaded forest understory. Bracts pale red-orange. Inner bracts pale lime-green. Entire inflorescence covered with clear mucilage. Unicate at QCNE.
4/30/2015
Location
Ecuador, Loja
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Terrestre, brácteas rojo anaranjadas, flores blancas.