Panamanian Bromeliads

[Afemoralis]

Hello!

I'd greatly appreciate your help in Identifying this bromeliad from Bocas del Toro, Caribbean Panama.

My thanks,

Afemoralis

http://www.dendroboard.com/coppermine/d ... at=0&pos=6

http://www.dendroboard.com/coppermine/d ... at=0&pos=7

[Timm Stolten]

Hi Pal,

Welcome to our Forum.
That plant you got should belong to the genus Werauhia.
Unfortunately there are only little references about that one,
specialists and decent pictures are still hard to find.
I myself would not dare to go any further than the genus name so far.

You may check the species list in our new Bromeiad Wiki, but I am afraid
the datas are not filled in yet.
http://ephedra.hip.uni-heidelberg.de/br ... y:Werauhia

The FCBS Website hosts a brilliant photo index
http://fcbs.org/pictures/Werauhia.htm
you maybe wanna check that out too.

Do you have any further information on that plant, especially about
the habitat (forest type, altitude and stuff) ?

Greetz, Timm

BTW: I dared to repair those broken links

[Afemoralis]

Thank you for your help!

The plant grows epiphytically in Mangrove forests- often directly above saltwater. It holds a rich community of insects and other invertebrates. Perhaps most interesting, it is often inhabited by Aratus pisonii, the Mangrove Tree crab.

There are several other bromeliads growing in the same general area, the most common of which is T.bulbosa.

Cheers!