Brocchinia reducta

Brocchinia reducta
Brocchinia reducta on Mount Roraima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. reducta
Binomial name
Brocchinia reducta
Baker 1882
Brocchinia reducta distribution

Brocchinia reducta /brɒˈkɪniə riːˈdʌktə/[1] is a carnivorous plant in the bromeliad family. It is native to southern Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana, and is found in areas with nutrient-poor, high moisture soil.[2][3][4][5] B. reducta is able to grow in sparse conditions, which is evident when it uses its roots as anchors over rocks.[6][7] Its funnel-like structure and waxy coating, among other characteristics, suggest that this plant is carnivorous.[8]

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  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). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55: 1–584
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  7. ^ McPherson, Stewart (2007). "The Carnivorous Bromeliads". Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies.
  8. ^ Gaume, L; Perret, P; Gorb, E; Gorb, S; Labat, J.-J; Rowe, N (2004). "How do plant waxes cause flies to slide? Experimental tests of wax-based trapping mechanisms in three pitfall carnivorous plants". Arthropod Structure & Development. 33 (1): 103–111. Bibcode:2004ArtSD..33..103G. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2003.11.005. ISSN 1467-8039. PMID 18089026.