Orthophytum vagans is a plant species in the genus Orthophytum.

Orthophytum vagans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Orthophytum
Species:
O. vagans
Binomial name
Orthophytum vagans
M.B. Foster

The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira) in Espírito Santo state, located in southeastern Brazil.

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  • Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  • BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009