Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel is a plant in the Bromeliaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel

Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel

Greigia sphacelata is an endemic Chilean bromeliad that produces edible fruits known as chupones.

Family
Genus
Greigia
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Greigia sphacelata (Ruiz & Pav.) Regel

Greigia sphacelata is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. This plant species is endemic to Chile, with a natural distribution that spans between the Maule and Los Lagos regions of the country. It produces edible fruits that are commonly called 'chupones'.

Photo: (c) Diego Almendras G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diego Almendras G. · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Bromeliaceae Greigia

More from Bromeliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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