Aechmea bromeliifolia

Aechmea bromeliifolia var. bromeliifolia

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. Macrochordion
Species: Aechmea bromeliifolia
Varietas: A. b. var. albobracteata – A. b. var. bromeliifolia

Name

• Aechmea bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker in Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 664. 1883.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Tillandsia bromeliifolia Rudge, Pl. Guian. 32. 1806.

• Homotypic
  • Hoiriri bromeliifolia (Rudge) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 303. 1898.
  • Macrochordion bromeliifolium (Rudge) Beer, Fam. Bromel. 146. 1856.
• Heterotypic
  • Macrochordion renaudii É.Morren ex Baker, Handb. Bromel.: 67 (1889), genus not accepted by the author.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Nicaragua; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G. in Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (1883) Gen. Pl. 3: 664.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Aechmea bromeliifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Mars 31. Reference page.