Guzmania is a genus of the botanical

Botany

Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...

 family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Bromeliaceae

Bromeliaceae

Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...

, subfamily Tillandsioideae

Tillandsioideae

Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This group contains the fewest genera but the greatest number of species . Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutrients from the air. Spanish moss of the...

. The genus name is for Anastasio Guzman, Spanish pharmacist and naturalist.

Several species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of this genus are cultivated as indoor and outdoor garden plants. The best known is Guzmania lingulata

Guzmania lingulata

Guzmania lingulata or Scarlet Star is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are known to originate from Central and South America. Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted inflorescence. They are...

(scarlet star) which bears orange and red bracts.

Guzmanias die after a plant has produced its flowers in summer, but new plants can easily be propagated from the offsets which appear as the parent plant dies. They are epiphytes and can do well if tied on to pieces of bark with roots bound into sphagnum moss.

Guzmanias require warm temperatures and relatively high humidity. The sac fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (anamorph of Cochliobolus sativus

Cochliobolus sativus

The fungus Cochliobolus sativus is the teleomorph of Bipolaris sorokiniana which is the causal agent of a wide variety of cereal diseases. The pathogen can infect and cause disease on the root , leaf and stem, and head tissue...

) and others can cause fatal root rot

Root rot

Root rot is a condition found in both indoor and outdoor plants, although more common in indoor plants with poor drainage. As the name states, the roots of the plant rot. Usually, this is a result of overwatering. In houseplants, it is a very common problem, and is slightly less common in outdoor...

 in plants of this genus if the roots get too wet and cold.

Species

• Guzmania acorifolia
  Guzmania acorifolia
  Guzmania acorifolia is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Grisebach) Mez
• Guzmania acuminata
  Guzmania acuminata
  Guzmania acuminata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania acutispica
  Guzmania acutispica
  Guzmania acutispica is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  E. Gross
• Guzmania aequatorialis
  Guzmania aequatorialis
  Guzmania aequatorialis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania albescens
  Guzmania albescens
  Guzmania albescens is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther & Determann
• Guzmania alborosea
  Guzmania alborosea
  Guzmania alborosea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania alcantareoides
  Guzmania alcantareoides
  Guzmania alcantareoides is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania alliodora E. Gross
• Guzmania altsonii
  Guzmania altsonii
  Guzmania altsonii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania × amoena H. Luther
• Guzmania amplectens
  Guzmania amplectens
  Guzmania amplectens is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania andreana (E. Morren) Mez
• Guzmania andreettae
  Guzmania andreettae
  Guzmania andreettae is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:* Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania angustifolia
  Guzmania angustifolia
  Guzmania angustifolia is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Baker) Wittmack
  • var. nivea L.B. Smith
• Guzmania apiculata L.B. Smith
• Guzmania armeniaca H. Luther
• Guzmania asplundii
  Guzmania asplundii
  Guzmania asplundii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania atrocastanea
  Guzmania atrocastanea
  Guzmania atrocastanea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania attenuata L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Guzmania bakeri
  Guzmania bakeri
  Guzmania bakeri is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Wittmack) Mez
• Guzmania barbiei
  Guzmania barbiei
  Guzmania barbiei is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania bergii
  Guzmania bergii
  Guzmania bergii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania berteroniana
  Guzmania berteroniana
  Guzmania berteroniana is a species of the genus Guzmania.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Elaine'* Guzmania Eliane -References:* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
  
  (Schultes f.) Mez
• Guzmania besseae
  Guzmania besseae
  Guzmania besseae is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania betancurii H. Luther
• Guzmania bicolor
  Guzmania bicolor
  Guzmania bicolor is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania bipartita
  Guzmania bipartita
  Guzmania bipartita is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania bismarckii Rauh
• Guzmania blassii
  Guzmania blassii
  Guzmania blassii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Morado'* Guzmania 'Twilight'-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009* Retrieved 3 October 2011...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania brackeana Manzanares
• Guzmania bracteosa
  Guzmania bracteosa
  Guzmania bracteosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania brasiliensis
  Guzmania brasiliensis
  Guzmania brasiliensis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Ule
• Guzmania breviscapa H. Luther
• Guzmania brevispatha Mez
• Guzmania butcheri Rauh
• Guzmania cabrerae Gilmartin
• Guzmania calamifolia André ex Mez
  • var. rosacea J.R. Grant
• Guzmania calothyrsus
  Guzmania calothyrsus
  Guzmania calothyrsus is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania candelabrum
  Guzmania candelabrum
  Guzmania candelabrum is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania caricifolia (André ex Baker) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania cerrohoyaensis H. Luther
• Guzmania cinnabarina H. Luther & K. Norton
• Guzmania circinnata
  Guzmania circinnata
  Guzmania circinnata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania claviformis
  Guzmania claviformis
  Guzmania claviformis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania compacta
  Guzmania compacta
  Guzmania compacta is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania condensata
  Guzmania condensata
  Guzmania condensata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Mez & Wercklé
• Guzmania condorensis
  Guzmania condorensis
  Guzmania condorensis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania confinis
  Guzmania confinis
  Guzmania confinis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania confusa
  Guzmania confusa
  Guzmania confusa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania conglomerata H. Luther
• Guzmania conifera
  Guzmania conifera
  Guzmania conifera is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Candy Corn'* Guzmania 'Equator'* Guzmania 'Graaf Van Hoorn'* Guzmania 'Lollipop'* Guzmania 'Torch'...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania coriostachya
  Guzmania coriostachya
  Guzmania coriostachya is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Grisebach) Mez
• Guzmania corniculata
  Guzmania corniculata
  Guzmania corniculata is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania cuatrecasasii L.B. Smith
• Guzmania cuzcoensis L.B. Smith
• Guzmania cylindrica
  Guzmania cylindrica
  Guzmania cylindrica is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania dalstroemii
  Guzmania dalstroemii
  Guzmania dalstroemii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania danielii
  Guzmania danielii
  Guzmania danielii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania darienensis H. Luther
• Guzmania delicatula L.B. Smith
• Guzmania densiflora
  Guzmania densiflora
  Guzmania densiflora is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania desautelsii
  Guzmania desautelsii
  Guzmania desautelsii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 8 September 2011...
  
  L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Guzmania devansayana
  Guzmania devansayana
  Guzmania devansayana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  E. Morren
• Guzmania diazii H. Luther
• Guzmania diffusa
  Guzmania diffusa
  Guzmania diffusa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania dissitiflora
  Guzmania dissitiflora
  Guzmania dissitiflora is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania donnell-smithii
  Guzmania donnell-smithii
  Guzmania donnell-smithii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Claudine'* Guzmania 'Fantasia'* Guzmania 'Marlebeca'-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Mez ex Donnell Smith
• Guzmania dudleyi L.B. Smith
• Guzmania dussii Mez
• Guzmania ecuadorensis
  Guzmania ecuadorensis
  Guzmania ecuadorensis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  Gilmartin
• Guzmania eduardii
  Guzmania eduardii
  Guzmania eduardii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
  
  André ex Mez
• Guzmania ekmanii (Harms) Harms ex Mez
• Guzmania elvallensis H. Luther
• Guzmania erythrolepis Brongniart ex Planchon
• Guzmania farciminiformis H. Luther
• Guzmania fawcettii Mez
• Guzmania filiorum L.B. Smith
• Guzmania flagellata S. Pierce & J.R. Grant
• Guzmania foetida
  Guzmania foetida
  Guzmania foetida is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania formosa H. Luther
• Guzmania fosteriana
  Guzmania fosteriana
  Guzmania fosteriana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania fuerstenbergiana
  Guzmania fuerstenbergiana
  Guzmania fuerstenbergiana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  (Kirchoff & Wittmack) Wittmack
• Guzmania fuquae
  Guzmania fuquae
  Guzmania fuquae is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther & Determann
• Guzmania garciaensis
  Guzmania garciaensis
  Guzmania garciaensis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania glaucophylla Rauh
• Guzmania globosa
  Guzmania globosa
  Guzmania globosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania glomerata
  Guzmania glomerata
  Guzmania glomerata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Mez & Wercklé
• Guzmania gloriosa
  Guzmania gloriosa
  Guzmania gloriosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania goudotiana Mez
• Guzmania gracilior
  Guzmania gracilior
  Guzmania gracilior is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) Mez
• Guzmania gracilis H. Luther
• Guzmania graminifolia
  Guzmania graminifolia
  Guzmania graminifolia is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André ex Baker) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania harlingii
  Guzmania harlingii
  Guzmania harlingii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania hedychioides
  Guzmania hedychioides
  Guzmania hedychioides is a species of Bromeliaceae of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania henniae
  Guzmania henniae
  Guzmania henniae is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania herrerae H. Luther & W.J. Kress
• Guzmania hirtzii
  Guzmania hirtzii
  Guzmania hirtzii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania hitchcockiana
  Guzmania hitchcockiana
  Guzmania hitchcockiana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania hollinensis
  Guzmania hollinensis
  Guzmania hollinensis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania inexpectata
  Guzmania inexpectata
  Guzmania inexpectata is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.- Source :...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania izkoi
  Guzmania izkoi
  Guzmania izkoi is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Manzanares & W. Till
• Guzmania jaramilloi
  Guzmania jaramilloi
  Guzmania jaramilloi is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania kalbreyeri (Baker) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania kareniae H. Luther & K. Norton
• Guzmania kentii
  Guzmania kentii
  Guzmania kentii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania killipiana
  Guzmania killipiana
  Guzmania killipiana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania kraenzliniana Wittmack
• Guzmania kressii H. Luther & K. Norton
• Guzmania laeta H. Luther
• Guzmania lehmanniana
  Guzmania lehmanniana
  Guzmania lehmanniana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Wittmack) Mez
• Guzmania lemeana Manzanares
• Guzmania lepidota
  Guzmania lepidota
  Guzmania lepidota is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania lindenii (André) André ex Mez
  • var. concolor Rauh
• Guzmania lingulata
  Guzmania lingulata
  Guzmania lingulata or Scarlet Star is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, subfamily Tillandsioideae. They are known to originate from Central and South America. Foliage grows in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted inflorescence. They are...
  
  (Linnaeus) Mez
  • var. cardinalis (André) André ex Mez
  • var. minor (Mez) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh
  • var. flammea (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
  • var. concolor Proctor & Cedeño-Maldonado
• Guzmania × litaensis H. Luther
• Guzmania longibracteata Betancur & Salinas
• Guzmania longipetala
  Guzmania longipetala
  Guzmania longipetala is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Baker) Mez
• Guzmania loraxiana J.R. Grant
• Guzmania lychnis
  Guzmania lychnis
  Guzmania lychnis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania macropoda L.B. Smith
• Guzmania madisonii
  Guzmania madisonii
  Guzmania madisonii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania manzanaresiorum H. Luther
• Guzmania marantoidea
  Guzmania marantoidea
  Guzmania marantoidea is a plant species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  (Rusby) H. Luther
• Guzmania megastachya (Baker) Mez
• Guzmania melinonis
  Guzmania melinonis
  Guzmania melinonis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Regel
• Guzmania membranacea
  Guzmania membranacea
  Guzmania membranacea is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith & Steyermark
• Guzmania mitis
  Guzmania mitis
  Guzmania mitis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania monostachia
  Guzmania monostachia
  Guzmania monostachia is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela and the United States.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 22 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Linnaeus) Rusby ex Mez
  • var. variegata hortus ex Nash
  • var. alba Ariza-Julia
• Guzmania morreniana
  Guzmania morreniana
  Guzmania morreniana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Linden hortus) Mez
• Guzmania mosquerae
  Guzmania mosquerae
  Guzmania mosquerae is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Wittmack) Mez
• Guzmania mucronata
  Guzmania mucronata
  Guzmania mucronata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Grisebach) Mez
• Guzmania multiflora
  Guzmania multiflora
  Guzmania multiflora is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania musaica
  Guzmania musaica
  Guzmania musaica is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
  
  (Linden & André) Mez
  • var. zebrina Cutak
  • var. concolor L.B. Smith
  • var. discolor H. Luther
  • var. rosea H. Luther
• Guzmania nicaraguensis
  Guzmania nicaraguensis
  Guzmania nicaraguensis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Mexico.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Mez & Baker ex Mez
• Guzmania nidularioides L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Guzmania nubicola L.B. Smith
• Guzmania nubigena
  Guzmania nubigena
  Guzmania nubigena is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania obtusiloba
  Guzmania obtusiloba
  Guzmania obtusiloba is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania oligantha Lozano
• Guzmania osyana
  Guzmania osyana
  Guzmania osyana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  (E. Morren) Mez
• Guzmania pallida L.B. Smith
• Guzmania palustris (Wittmack) Mez
• Guzmania paniculata
  Guzmania paniculata
  Guzmania paniculata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania pattersonae Manzanares
• Guzmania patula
  Guzmania patula
  Guzmania patula is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Mez & Wercklé
• Guzmania pearcei
  Guzmania pearcei
  Guzmania pearcei is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Baker) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania pennellii
  Guzmania pennellii
  Guzmania pennellii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania plicatifolia L.B. Smith
• Guzmania plumieri (Grisebach) Mez
• Guzmania polycephala
  Guzmania polycephala
  Guzmania polycephala is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  Mez & Wercklé ex Mez
• Guzmania poortmanii
  Guzmania poortmanii
  Guzmania poortmanii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania pseudospectabilis
  Guzmania pseudospectabilis
  Guzmania pseudospectabilis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania pungens L.B. Smith
• Guzmania puyoensis
  Guzmania puyoensis
  Guzmania puyoensis is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania radiata
  Guzmania radiata
  Guzmania radiata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania rauhiana
  Guzmania rauhiana
  Guzmania rauhiana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania regalis
  Guzmania regalis
  Guzmania regalis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania remediosensis
  Guzmania remediosensis
  Guzmania remediosensis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Bolivia.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009...
  
  E. Gross
• Guzmania remyi
  Guzmania remyi
  Guzmania remyi is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania retusa
  Guzmania retusa
  Guzmania retusa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania rhonhofiana
  Guzmania rhonhofiana
  Guzmania rhonhofiana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Harms
  • var. rhonhofiana
    • forma variegata H. Luther
• Guzmania roezlii
  Guzmania roezlii
  Guzmania roezlii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (E. Morren) Mez
• Guzmania rosea
  Guzmania rosea
  Guzmania rosea is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania roseiflora
  Guzmania roseiflora
  Guzmania roseiflora is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania rubrolutea
  Guzmania rubrolutea
  Guzmania rubrolutea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  Rauh
• Guzmania rugosa L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
• Guzmania sanguinea
  Guzmania sanguinea
  Guzmania sanguinea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is native to Brazil and Ecuador.- Cultivars :* Guzmania 'Colombian Gold'* Guzmania 'Hades'* Guzmania 'Pink Nova'* Guzmania 'Tricolor'-References:...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
  • var. brevipedicellata Gilmartin
  • var. comosa H. Luther
• Guzmania scandens H. Luther & W.J. Kress
• Guzmania scherzeriana
  Guzmania scherzeriana
  Guzmania scherzeriana is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009* retrieved 3 October 2011...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania septata
  Guzmania septata
  Guzmania septata is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania sibundoyorum
  Guzmania sibundoyorum
  Guzmania sibundoyorum is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania sieffiana
  Guzmania sieffiana
  Guzmania sieffiana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania skotakii
  Guzmania skotakii
  Guzmania skotakii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  H. Luther
• Guzmania sneidernii L.B. Smith
• Guzmania spectabilis
  Guzmania spectabilis
  Guzmania spectabilis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Mez & Wercklé) J. Utley
• Guzmania sphaeroidea
  Guzmania sphaeroidea
  Guzmania sphaeroidea is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania sprucei
  Guzmania sprucei
  Guzmania sprucei is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Conquest'* Guzmania 'Festival'* Guzmania 'Major'-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
  
  (André) L.B. Smith
• Guzmania squarrosa
  Guzmania squarrosa
  Guzmania squarrosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Denise'* Guzmania 'Rachel'-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Mez & Sodiro) L.B. Smith & Pittendrigh
• Guzmania stenostachya
  Guzmania stenostachya
  Guzmania stenostachya is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania steyermarkii
  Guzmania steyermarkii
  Guzmania steyermarkii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania straminea (K. Koch) Mez
• Guzmania striata
  Guzmania striata
  Guzmania striata is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania stricta L.B. Smith
• Guzmania strobilantha (Ruiz & Pavón) Mez
• Guzmania subcorymbosa
  Guzmania subcorymbosa
  Guzmania subcorymbosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania tarapotina
  Guzmania tarapotina
  Guzmania tarapotina is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Bolivia and Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 21 October 2009* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Ule
• Guzmania tenuifolia (H. Luther) Betancur & Salinas
• Guzmania terrestris
  Guzmania terrestris
  Guzmania terrestris is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith & Steyermark
• Guzmania testudinis
  Guzmania testudinis
  Guzmania testudinis is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith & R.W. Read
  • var. splendida H. Luther
• Guzmania teucamae H. Luther & K. Norton
• Guzmania teuscheri
  Guzmania teuscheri
  Guzmania teuscheri is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania triangularis L.B. Smith
• Guzmania undulatobracteata
  Guzmania undulatobracteata
  Guzmania undulatobracteata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (Rauh) Rauh
• Guzmania vanvolxemii
  Guzmania vanvolxemii
  Guzmania vanvolxemii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania variegata
  Guzmania variegata
  Guzmania variegata is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  L.B. Smith
• Guzmania ventricosa
  Guzmania ventricosa
  Guzmania ventricosa is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Grisebach) Mez
• Guzmania verecunda L.B. Smith
• Guzmania victoriae Rauh
• Guzmania virescens
  Guzmania virescens
  Guzmania virescens is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is endemic to Venezuela.-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009...
  
  (Hooker) Mez
• Guzmania viridiflora E. Gross
• Guzmania vittata (Martius ex Schultes f.) Mez
• Guzmania weberbaueri
  Guzmania weberbaueri
  Guzmania weberbaueri is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
  
  Mez
• Guzmania wittmackii
  Guzmania wittmackii
  Guzmania wittmackii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Ecuador.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Attila'* Guzmania 'Cherry'* Guzmania 'Cherry Smash'* Guzmania 'Claret'* Guzmania 'Daniel'* Guzmania 'Decora'...
  
  (André) André ex Mez
• Guzmania xanthobractea
  Guzmania xanthobractea
  Guzmania xanthobractea is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  Gilmartin
• Guzmania xipholepis L.B. Smith
• Guzmania zahnii
  Guzmania zahnii
  Guzmania zahnii is a species of the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica.-Cultivars:* Guzmania 'Chevalieri'* Guzmania 'Elaine'* Guzmania Eliane * Guzmania 'Exotica'* Guzmania 'Fantasia'...
  
  (Hooker f.) Mez
  • var. longiscapa Rauh
• Guzmania zakii
  Guzmania zakii
  Guzmania zakii is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  H. Luther