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Genus: Guzmania Life
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Poales > Family:
Bromeliaceae
About 170 species of epiphytes, native to tropical regions of
the Americas. Forteen species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Guzmania angustifolia
Native from Nicaragua to Ecuador. |
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Guzmania coriostachya
Native from Costa Rica to Ecuador. |
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Guzmania cylindrica
Native to Colombia and Ecuador. |
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Guzmania donell-smithii
Native to Costa Rica and Panama. |
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Guzmania erythrolepis
Native to Panama and the West Indies. |
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Guzmania lingulata
Native from Belize to Bolivia, as well as the West Indies. |
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Guzmania mitis
Native from Costa Rica to Ecuador. |
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Guzmania monostachia
Native from southeastern USA to Peru. |
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Guzmania multiflora
Native to Colombia and Ecuador. |
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Guzmania musaica
Native to Panama and Colombia. |
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Guzmania nicaraguensis
Native from Mexico to Panama. |
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Guzmania patula
Native from Costa Rica to Brazil. |
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Guzmania sanguinea
Native to Ecuador. |
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Guzmania zahnii
Native to Costa Rica and Panama. |
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