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Vriesea arachnoidea And.Costa

Publ: Journal of the Bromeliad Society 44(4): 162-164 (1994)

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Friburgo, Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima, Sítio Hum Baccus, (fr.), 2 Feb. 1992, A. F. Costa 425 et al. (holotype: RB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais

Habitat: epiphyte or occupying tussocks on the leaf litter, in high-altitude forests, 1200-1400 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the latin “arachnoideus:” resembling a spider ( Rizzini 1978 ).

Phenology: Flowers from November through February. Fruits in March and April.

Vriesea arachnoidea