Brocchinia hechtioides

Brocchinia hechtioides is a species of plant 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.

Brocchinia hechtioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Brocchinia
Species:
B. hechtioides
Binomial name
Brocchinia hechtioides
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Synonyms[1]

Brocchinia cryptantha L.B.Sm.

References
  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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