Mezobromelia fulgens

Mezobromelia fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Mezobromelia
Species: M. fulgens
Binomial name
Mezobromelia fulgens
L.B.Sm.

Mezobromelia fulgens is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It grows in the páramo and high-elevation forest of the Andes. It is terrestrial or grows as an epiphyte.[1]

There are five known subpopulations of this bromeliad. It is threatened by loss of habitat to agriculture.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Mezobromelia fulgens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 09 September 2015.
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