Location ²

Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana & Peru

Description ³

Medium-sized tank-forming bromeliad, epiphytic. Has small night-blooming flowers pollinated by bats. Fruits are dehiscent capsules which release small seeds with short brown hairs.

Habitat Type ³

Savannah, lowland, montane and cloud forests, often found on steep slopes and ridges.

References ³

Benzing, D.H. 2000. Bromeliaceae: Profile of an Adaptive Radiation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Sources and Credits

1. (c) consci2014, all rights reserved
2. Adapted by consci2014 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guzmania_calothyrsus
3. (c) consci2014, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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