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Guzmania virescens var. laxior is a synonym of:

Guzmania flagellata S.Pierce & J.R.Grant  (nom. et stat. nov.)

(section Sodiroa)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 52(1): 3 (2002)

Type: PANAMA: Cerro Jefe, in tree top, cloud forest, 810 m, 8 February 1966, Tyson 3444 (holotype SCZ, sheet # 00984; isotype MO, sheet # 3270951 ).

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Distribution: PANAMA; Panama,

Habitat: terrestrial and epiphytic, cloud forest, ca 800 m. Elev.

Etymology: Here the specific name reflects the exceedingly long, thin scape, from the Latin 'flagellum' (whip ).

Guzmania flagellata