Aechmea alba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Species: Aechmea alba

Name

Aechmea alba Mez, Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(3): 375 (1892)

Synonymy

Macrochordion alba (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Phytologia 66: 77 (1989) comb. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil Northeast Bahia, Minas Gerais References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mez, C.C., 1892. Flora Brasiliensis 3(3): 375
• Smith, L.B & Kress, W.J., 1989. New or restored genera of Bromeliaceae. Phytologia 66: 77

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Aechmea alba. Published online. Accessed: September 8 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aechmea alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 September 8. Reference page. 

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