Guzmania remyi L.B.Sm.
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- Guzmania remyi L B Smith by H Luther in J Brom Soc 35(2): 77-8. 1985
A rather obscure species, it is cited in Lyman B. Smith 's Tillandsioideae (page 1341) as known from the type collection only. It is, in fact, an abundant plant well represented in herbaria and horticulture, but is very difficult to identify correctly using only the literature. G. remyi is hardly distinguishable from G. melinonis in the nonflowering state. In bloom, the two are strikingly different. The inflorescence of G. remyi is cylindrical, usually much longer than that of G. melinonis, with pink or rose-purple bracts that may be tipped white. The corolla is pure white. This species is restricted to the western slopes of the Andes in central and northern Ecuador. It may occur in adjacent southwest Colombia. It is often sympatric with G. monostachia (Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mex. In cultivation it is nearly always known as G. melinonis. Guzmania melinonis var. quitensis Rauh is a synonym. The specimen shown in figure 11 is from Pichincha Prov. , Ecuador flowered at Selby Gardens.
Both species are well adapted to cultivation and flower regularly. The inflorescences of these and similar guzmanias are, unfortunately, of short duration. —See Smith & Downs 1977
