Vriesea gigantea Gaudich.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Vriesea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.4-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Vriesea gigantea habit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)
Vriesea gigantea habit picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-nc-sa)

Leaf

Vriesea gigantea leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vriesea gigantea world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126149-1
WFO ID wfo-0000602215
COL ID 7G55K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tillandsia tessellata Vriesea mosenii Vriesea tessellata Tillandsia reticulata Vriesea reticulata Tillandsia gigantea Vriesea alexandrae Vriesea gigantea var. seideliana Vriesea tessellata var. parisiense Tillandsia tessellata subsp. sanderae Tillandsia tessellata subsp. variegata Vriesea gigantea