Brocchinia hechtioides

Brocchinia hechtioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Pitcairnioideae
Genus:	Brocchinia
Species:	B. hechtioides
Binomial name
	Brocchinia hechtioides; Mez
Synonyms
	Brocchinia cryptantha L.B.Sm.

Brocchinia hechtioides is a species in the genus Brocchinia. This species is native to Venezuela and Guyana.^[1]^[2] It is one of the two or three members of the genus (the others being B. reducta and possibly B. tatei) that appear to be carnivorous.^[3] The leaves form an urn which captures water and also serves as a pitfall trap for insects.

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
^ The Genus Brocchinia, International Carnivorous Plant Society

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[s-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009

[3] The Genus Brocchinia, International Carnivorous Plant Society

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