Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for coppices and shrublands. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 278-279) as epiphytic on shrubs and small trees in coppices and scrublands throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
