Vriesea heliconioides

Vriesea heliconioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Tillandsioideae
Genus:	Vriesea
Species:	V. heliconioides
Binomial name
Vriesea heliconioides Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Tillandsia heliconioides Kunth Vriesea falkenbergii W.Bull Vriesea bellula Linden Guzmania obtusa Rusby Vriesea bullata C.Chev. Vriesea heliconioides var. polysticha L.B.Sm.

Vriesea heliconioides is a species in the genus Vriesea. This species is native to Central America, Mexico (Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Veracruz), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
3. An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
4. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
5. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
6. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009