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Werauhia williamsii

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Species of flowering plant

Werauhia williamsii
Werauhia williamsii, Poás Volcano, Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Werauhia
Species: W. williamsii
Binomial name
Werauhia williamsii
(L.B.Smith) J.R.Grant
Synonyms
  • Vriesea williamsii L.B.Sm.
  • Vriesea sarcolepis L.B.Sm.

Werauhia williamsii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Werauhia. It is a terrestrial bromeliad, native the montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.

It inhabits the Talamancan montane forests ecoregion, where it grows in the shrub understory of upper montane forests, from approximately 2,300 to 3,200 meters elevation.

References

  1. ^ Werauhia williamsii (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
  2. "Werauhia williamsii". Discover Life. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. Kappelle, M., van Uffelen, J.G. (2006). Altitudinal Zonation of Montane Oak Forests Along Climate and Soil Gradients in Costa Rica. In: Kappelle, M. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28909-7_4
Taxon identifiers
Werauhia williamsii
Vriesea williamsii


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