Vriesea neoglutinosa Mez (nom. nov.) |
Distribution: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
Habitat: epiphytic, terrestrial or rupiculous.in the restingas and inselbergs near the sea, preferentially in open shrubby vegetation
Etymology: Vriesea neoglutinosa is a new name given by Mez (1894) when he transferred Tillandsia glutinosa Mart. to Vriesea. The new name was necessary because the epithet “glutinosa” already in use for in Vriesea glutinosa Lindl., a species from Trinidad (Smith and Downs 1977).
Phenology: blooming from October to January, and fruiting all year round