Biology:Gregbrownia fulgens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gregbrownia fulgens
Gregbrownia fulgens imported from iNaturalist photo 270661277 on 19 November 2023.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Tillandsioideae
Genus: Gregbrownia
Species:
G. fulgens
Binomial name
Gregbrownia fulgens
(L.B.Sm.) W.Till & Barfuss[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Mezobromelia fulgens L.B.Sm.

Gregbrownia fulgens, synonym Mezobromelia fulgens, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.[3] It grows in the páramo and high-elevation forest of the Andes. It is terrestrial or grows as an epiphyte.[1]

There are five known subpopulations of this bromeliad. It is threatened by loss of habitat to agriculture.[1]

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