Biology:Mezobromelia fulgens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Mezobromelia fulgens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Mezobromelia
Species:
M. fulgens
Binomial name
Mezobromelia fulgens
L.B.Sm.

Mezobromelia fulgens is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. 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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5473541 entry