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Vriesea sucrei L.B.Sm. & Read

Publ: Phytologia 30(5): 292, pl. 6 (1975)

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Cabo Frio, terrestre na sombra, restinga pantanosa (mata costeira), 8 Aug 1968, Sucre 3808 (holotype: US!; isotype: RB!).

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Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State

Habitat: inhabits areas of restinga and Atlantic Forest, 0-390 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name was given in honor of the botanist Dimitri Sucre.

Phenology: It flowers from April to July and was found with fruit in November.

Vriesea sucrei