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Species of flowering plant
Guzmania musaica
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade
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Tracheophytes
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Clade
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Angiosperms
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Clade
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Monocots
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Clade
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Commelinids
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Order:
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Poales
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Family:
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Bromeliaceae
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Genus:
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Guzmania
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Species:
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G. musaica
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Binomial name
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Guzmania musaica
(Linden & Andre) Mez
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Synonyms
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- Tillandsia musaica
Linden & Andre
- Billbergia musaica
(Linden & Andre) Regel
- Caraguata musaica
(Linden & Andre) Linden & Andre
- Massangea musaica
(Linden & Andre) E.Morren
- Tillandsia mosaic
Linden ex Rafarin
- Guzmania musaica var. concolor
L.B. Smith
- Guzmania musaica var. discolor
H. Luther
- Guzmania musaica var. rosea
H. Luther
- Guzmania musaica var. zebrina
Cutak
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Guzmania musaica
is a plant
species
in the genus
Guzmania
. This species is
native
to
Costa Rica
,
Panama
,
Ecuador
(
Esmeraldas
,
Imbabura
),
Venezuela
and
Colombia
(
Antioquia
,
Choco
,
Narino
,
Norte de Santander
,
Valle del Cauca
).
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[2]
[3]
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Description
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Inflorescence of
Guzmania musaica
Guzmania musaica
is a stemless,
evergreen
,
epiphytic
perennial plant
that can reach a height of 20?40 centimetres (7.9?15.7 in). Leaves are about two feet long, simple, with entire margins, spineless, light green with reddish and dark green transverse striations. In the central rosette of leaves grows a long stem topped by a beautiful inflorescence of pink-red bracts with many waxy tubular yellow flowers arranged in spikes. The plant blooms from June to August. The fruits are septicidal capsules. After it has produced its fruits, the plant dies.
Habitat
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It grows as an
epiphyte
in
rain forests
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Cultivars
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- Guzmania
'Golden King'
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References
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External links
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Guzmania musaica
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Tillandsia musaica
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