Vriesea wawrana is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is endemic to Brazil.[1]

Vriesea wawrana
As Vriesea oleosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. wawrana
Binomial name
Vriesea wawrana
Antoine[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia wawrana (Antoine) Baker
  • Vriesea oleosa Leme

The species was first described by Franz Antoine in 1884. It was named for Heinrich Ritter Wawra. Antoine spelt the epithet wawranea.[2] Feminine adjectives formed from personal names must end in -ana and must be corrected if they do not according to Article 60.8 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants;[3] Plants of the World Online uses the spelling wawrana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vriesea wawrana Antoine". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  2. ^ Antoine, Franz (1884). "Vriesea Wawranea Ant.". Phyto-iconographie der Bromeliaceen des kaiserlichen königlichen Hofburg-Gartens in Wien, vol. 1. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ Turland, N.J.; et al., eds. (2018). "Art. 60". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved 2021-02-07.