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(Last Modified On 10/31/2012)
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(Last Modified On 10/31/2012)
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Species
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GUZMANIA GLOMERATA Mez & Werckle
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PlaceOfPublication
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Fedde Rep. Spec. Nov. 14:256. 1916.
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Description
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Flowering plant nearly 1 m. high, propagating by stout scaly rhizomes. Leaves up to 20 in a dense rosette, erect, coriaceous, 8 dm. long; sheaths broadly elliptic, deep castaneous; blades subglabrous, wholly green, 30 mm. wide. Scape erect, stout. Scape-bracts with castaneous base and short acute erect blade, im- bricate. Inflorescence erect, densely capitate from about 10 spikes, 65 mm. thick. Primary bracts broad- ly ovate, shorter than the spikes, brown. Spikes densely strobiliform, very short-stipitate, suberect, stout, 45 mm. long. Floral bracts elliptic, acute, equaling or slightly exceeding the sepals, submembranaceous. Flowers glabrous. Pedicels 3 mm. long. Sepals lanceo- late, acute, 22 mm. long.
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Distribution
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Costa Rica. Panama.
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Specimen
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COCLi: north rim of El Valle de Anton near Cerro Turega, alt. 650-700 m., Wood- son d Schery I99. DARIEN: Cana-Cuasi Trail (Camp 2), Chepigana District, alt. 600 m., Terry I528.
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Note
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Plants are identified from the description with which they agree closely except that their sepals appear only slightly connate (10 mm. in the description).
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