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Vriesea vexillata L.B.Sm.

(section Xiphion)

Publ: Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. 17: 72 pl. 21 figs. 1, 2 (1955)

Orthography: Vriesia vexillata

Type: COLOMBIA. Vaupés: epiphytic, caatinga forest, Teresita, Rio Papuri, 27 May 1953, SchuItes & Cabrera 19443 (holotype US!)

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Distribution: COLOMBIA: Vaupés, Amazonas & Caquetá

Etymology: The specific epithet “vexillata” (flag-like) probably refers to the shape of the inflorescence

Vriesea vexillata