Giant mottled-leaf werauhia (Werauhia kupperiana)

Giant mottled-leaf werauhia, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Werauhia kupperiana is a plant species in the genus Werauhia. This species is native to Costa Rica and Ecuador.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant mottled-leaf werauhia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Vriesea hieroglyphica
Werauhia nephrolepis
Vriesea gigantea
Werauhia sanguinolenta
Werauhia werckleana
Lutheria splendens

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Werauhia
Species: Werauhia kupperiana

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