| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora | |
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| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tillandsioideae |
| Genus: | Glomeropitcairnia |
| Species: | G. erectiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora | |
Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora is a plant species in the genus Glomeropitcairnia. This epiphytic tank bromeliad species is native to Venezuela and to the island of Trinidad,[1][2] occurring in montane and elfin cloud forests. It is used by tree frog Phytotriades auratus as a refuge and nesting site.[3]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
- ^ Rivas-Fuenmayor, G. A.; de Freitas S., M. (2015). "Discovery of the critically endangered Golden Tree Frog, Phytotriades auratus (Boulenger, 1917), in eastern Venezuela, with comments on its distribution, conservation, and biogeography". Herpetological Review. 46: 153–157.