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6646 - Bromeliads (Wild) - 2011-07-01
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Vriesea barclayana

(Uploaded as: Tillandsia )
Locality: Ecuador - Southern Ecuador, near Peru, Reserva Arenillas
Photographer: Guillermo Rivera
Note: Doing another tour in January 2012 combining north and souther Ecuador. South America Nature Tours.
Identification: solved
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- Identification: HEL (2011-07-04) =Vriesea barclayana
(Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl) - Add Note (6645): Andrew Smith (2011-07-04) - Some prefer the original name Tillandsia barclayana. This species shows CAM photosynthesis, which is common in Tillandsia but otherwise unknown in Vriesea. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
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