Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora

Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Glomeropitcairnia
Species:
G. penduliflora
Binomial name
Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora

Glomeropitcairnia penduliflora is a very large tank bromeliad native to the islands of Martinique and Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. The tank can be as much as 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) high, up from the middle of which comes an inflorescence up to 3 m (9.8 ft) height.[1] According to Newman, the tank can hold as much as 114 L (25 imp gal; 30 US gal) of rainwater.[2]

References

  1. ^ Padilla, Victoria (1973). Bromeliads. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 75.
  2. ^ Newman, Arnold (1990). Tropical Rainforest. New York: Facts on File. p. 31.


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