Aechmea aquilega

Aechmea aquilega

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
Subgenus: A. subg. Aechmea
Species: Aechmea aquilega

Varieties: A. a. var. aquilega – A. a. var. chrysocoma

Name

• Aechmea aquilega (Salisb.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 592 (1864).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bromelia aquilega Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 40 (1806).
• Homotypic
  • Bromelia bracteata var. aquilega (Salisb.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 118 (1821).
  • Gravisia aquilega (Salisb.) Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 300 (1892).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Costa Rica; French Guiana; Guyana; Jamaica; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Grisebach, A.H.R., 1864. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 592
• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859–1864. Flora of the British West Indian Islands. XVI+789 pp. Lovell, Reeve & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea aquilega in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aechmea aquilega. Published online. Accessed: Jun 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aechmea aquilega in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea aquilega. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

中文: 鹰爪光萼荷

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