Aechmea coelestis

Aechmea coelestis

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. Ortgiesia
Species: Aechmea coelestis
Varieties: A. c. var. acutifolia – A. c. var. coelestis

Name

• Aechmea coelestis (K.Koch) É.Morren, Ann. Gén. Hort. 21: 5 (1875).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hoplophytum coeleste K.Koch, Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1856(App.): 6 (1856).
• Homotypic
  • Hohenbergia caelestis (K.Koch) Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284 (1871).
  • Ortgiesia coelestis (K.Koch) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress, Phytologia 66: 72 (1989).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil (Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Morren, C.J.É. (1875) Ann. Gén. Hort. 21: 5.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea coelestis 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 coelestis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aechmea coelestis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea coelestis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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