Vriesea splendens explained

Vriesea splendens, or flaming sword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} these plants were introduced to Europe in 1840. This species of Vriesea features smooth-margined foliage with brown bands growing in a rosette, usually producing a bright red inflorescence in a flattened spike. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]

It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.^[6]

The Bromeliad Cultivar Register lists a number of cultivars of V. splendens.^[7]

External links

• FCBS Vriesea link

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=272140 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
3. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part II. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(2): 663–1492
5. Web site: Vriesea splendens . www.rhs.org . Royal Horticultural Society . 5 March 2021.
6. Web site: Vrisea splendens . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanical Gardens Kew . 4 December 2018.
7. Web site: Bromeliad Cultivar Register . registry.bsi.org . Bromeliad Society International . 4 December 2018.