15-115

Vriesea socialis L.B.Sm.

(section Xiphion)

Publ: Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. 12: 121 fig (1946)

Type: COLOMBIA. Vaupés: Cano Pacu, affluent of Rio Vaupés near Tayasu and Circasia, 6 Mar 1944, Schultes 5826-A (holotype GH)

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Distribution: VENEZUELA: Amazonas; COLOMBIA: Vaupés

Habitat: terrestrially, 80–900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet “socialis” probably refers to the co-occurrence with Vriesea chrysostachys Morren (1881:87), as cited by Smith (1946)

Vriesea socialis