Brewcaria Bromeliad Plant
Brewcaria (brew-car’ea) - Belonging to the Pitcairnioideae subfamily; there are only two species of Brewcaria, related to Encholirium and widespread in the Guayana Highlands.
For more information on the Pitcairnioideae Bromeliad subfamily, check out my Bromeliad Subfamily - Pitcairnioideae post!
Plate Number: 1335
Publication: Act. Bot. Venezuelica 14(3) 1984 Fig. 1
Client: Smith, L.B. - Size: 12×16
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Brewcaria duidensis (Bromeliaceae) - Collection: Steyermark et al 124582, Venezuela, Territorio Federal Amazonas; leaf, bracts, floral parts, ovary sect.
Artist: Tangerini, A.R. - Date unknown - pen and ink
From the Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
June 29, 2007
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