Guzmania monostachia var. variegata

M. B. Foster

Bull. Bromeliad Soc. 3: 30. 1953.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Leaf-blade longitudinally green-and-white-striped.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Epiphytic in shady, moist habitats
Elevation: 0–30 m

Discussion

This variety is horticulturally valuable and threatened with overcollection; this species is rare in the flora.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"distinct" is not a number.

Harry E. Luther +  and Gregory K. Brown +
M. B. Foster +
Renealmia monostachia +
distinct +
conspicuous +
cylindric +
adherent;subconnate +
white +, salmon +  and rose +
acute +  and ovate +
Fla. +  and Central America +
0–30 m +
radially symmetric;slightly bilaterally symmetric +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Epiphytic in shady, moist habitats +
simple +  and many-flowered +
lateral +  and terminal +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
green-and-white-striped +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
adherent +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Flowering spring–summer. +
reddish +, green +, striped dark +  and pale green +
Bull. Bromeliad Soc. +
unappendaged +  and winged +
plumose +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
3 +  and 2 +
distinct +
3 +  and 2 +
Illustrated +
adherent;adnate +
elongate +
simple-erect +
epiphytic +
Guzmania monostachia var. variegata +
Guzmania monostachia +
variety +
water-absorbing +
stemless;rarely caulescent +