Vriesea splendens

Vriesea splendens, or flaming sword, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Native to Trinidad, eastern Venezuela and the Guianas[1][2][3][4] these plants were introduced to Europe in 1840. This species of Vriesea features smooth-margined foliage with brown bands growing in a rosette, usually producing a bright red inflorescence in a flattened spike. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Vriesea splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea
Species:
V. splendens
Binomial name
Vriesea splendens
(Brongn.) Lem.
Synonyms[1]
  • Tillandsia splendens Brongn.
  • Vriesea speciosa Hook.
  • Tillandsia speciosa (Hook.) G.Nicholson
  • Tillandsia appuniana Baker
  • Tillandsia picta Baker
  • Vriesea longibracteata (Baker) Mez

It is sometimes considered a synonym of Lutheria splendens.[6]

The Bromeliad Cultivar Register lists a number of cultivars of V. splendens.[7]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  3. Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
  4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1977. Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part II. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(2): 663–1492
  5. " Vriesea splendens". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. "Vrisea splendens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. "Bromeliad Cultivar Register". registry.bsi.org. Bromeliad Society International. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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