Vriesea hieroglyphica

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Bromeliaceae/Vriesea

At a glance

Occurrence records77

Data sources7

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Vriesea hieroglyphica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility77 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF77 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 56

01Narrative

Vriesea hieroglyphica is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. The name refers to the linear horizontal patterns on the leaves that resemble hieroglyphs. It has been nicknamed "King of the bromeliads."

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction3

Life formperennial or epiphyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formhemicryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max800 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphytefacultative

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Habitat GIFTFloresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Vriesea hieroglyphica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Vriesea hieroglyphica carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 56 n = 28

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome records56–562n range56median56mode2records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 562×CCDB · book-ipcn65 · CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-ipcn65 — Gauthe 1965

CCDB · book-fedorov — Gauthe 1965

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type77 records

Wild obs. + sensor58

Museum / vouchered14

Cultivated / captive4

Other1

Origin

Native5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO168 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 33≤1 km 12≤10 km 6>10 km 2

53 georeferenced · 5 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor58

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 14 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence14

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 4

4 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living4

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 9 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	4
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA	2
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	2
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record	1
CEPLAClocation not on record	1
UNESClocation not on record	1
UNICAMPlocation not on record	1
Criciúma, BR	1
JBRJlocation not on record	1

9 institutions · 14 of 14 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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