Vriesea
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 Vriesea duvaliana
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Vriesea (named for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician)[1][1] is the second largest genus of the Tillandsioideae subfamily in the botanical family Bromeliaceae. Containing some of the largest bromeliad species, these tropical plants harbor a wide variety of insect fauna, unlike the smaller catopsis species. This genus is closely related to Tillandsia, only differentiated by the presence of petal appendages in Vriesea[2].
 Vriesea imperialis |
 Vriesea schwackeana |
 Vriesea heliconioides, Suriname |
 Vriesia cultivar |
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