Bromeliaceae

Bromeliad

Vriesea ensiformis (Vell.) Beer

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Vriesea

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Bromeliad: At Botanical Gardens Berlin-Dahlem Species Vriesea ensiformis — Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 单箭丽穗兰
English: Bromeliad

Synonyms

Tillandsia crousseana Jacob-Makoy ex André
Tillandsia ensiformis Vell.
Tillandsia selloana Baker
Tillandsia warmingii (É.Morren) Baker
Vriesea conferta Gaudich.
Vriesea conferta var. recurvata Wawra
Vriesea crousseana (Jacob-Makoy) Anon.
Vriesea ensiformis var. bicolor L.B.Sm.
Vriesea ensiformis var. ensiformis
Vriesea ensiformis var. stricta A.Seidel
Vriesea ensiformis var. warmingii (É.Morren) L.B.Sm.
Vriesea selloana (Baker) Mez
Vriesea warmingii É.Morren

Photos

Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.