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wild banana

Bromelia antiacantha

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 29, February 12, March 9, April 32, May 21, June 23, July 15, August 11, September 13, October 19, November 29, December 35.
Brazil248
Uruguay89
Rocha76
Rio de Jeneiro70
Rio Grande do Sul57
Espirito Santo43
Sao Paulo43
Santa Catarina23
Cerro Largo12
Minas Gerais6

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Ordergrasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales
FamilyBromeliads · Bromeliaceae
GenusBromelia

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