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Guzmania loraxiana J.R.Grant

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 51(3): 125 (2001)

Type: Panama: CHIRIQUI: Reserva Forestal Fortuna, roadside forest 66 km north of Chiriqui, 8° 46' 333 " N, 82° 11' 016" W, 28 December 1997, Grant 97-02660 & Rundell (holotype US).

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Distribution: PANAMA; Chiriqui,

Etymology: This species is named for the character 'the Lorax' of the same title by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). The Lorax (first published in 1971) a classic children's book, is renowned for its lesson of deforestation, habitat preservation and biodiversity. The Lorax represents a moral voice for the forest, whose notable line is: "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."

Guzmania loraxiana