| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora | |
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| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Glomeropitcairnia |
| Species: | G. erectiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora Mez | |
Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora is a plant species in the genus Glomeropitcairnia of the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae). This epiphytic tank bromeliad species is native to Venezuela and to the island of Trinidad, occurring in montane and elfin cloud forests. It is used by tree frog Phytotriades auratus as a refuge and nesting site. The inflorescence can rise nine feet (2.7 meters) above the rosette of waxy, broad linear leaves.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
- Rivas-Fuenmayor, G. A.; de Freitas S., M. (2015). "Discovery of the critically endangered Golden Tree Frog, Phytotriades auratus (Boulenger, 1917), in eastern Venezuela, with comments on its distribution, conservation, and biogeography". Herpetological Review. 46: 153–157.
- Sandved, Kjell; Emsley, Michael (1979). Rain Forests and Cloud Forests. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. p. 100. ISBN 0-8109-1551-0.
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