Deuterocohnia brevifolia

Deuterocohnia brevifolia
Deuterocohnia brevifolia in the Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Deuterocohnia
Species: D. brevifolia
Binomial name
Deuterocohnia brevifolia
(Griseb.) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm.
Synonyms
  • Abromeitiella brevifolia (Griseb.) A.Cast.
  • Abromeitiella chlorantha (Speg.) Mez
  • Navia brevifolia Griseb.
  • Tillandsia chlorantha Speg.

Deuterocohnia brevifolia is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Argentina and Bolivia,[1] but is also popular as a potted houseplant or ground cover elsewhere.[2] A terrestrial species, it prefers sun or light shade and can grow in large dense mats of leaves given proper conditions.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Deuterocohnia brevifolia (Griseb.) M.A.Spencer & L.B.Sm". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ruth's Tips: Abromeitiella brevifolia". East Bay Times. January 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Deuterocohnia brevifolia". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

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