Aechmea mertensii

Aechmea mertensii

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 mertensii

Name

• Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1272. 1830.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Bromelia mertensii G.Mey., Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 144. 1818.

• Homotypic
  • Billbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Miq., Linnaea 18: 376. 1845.
  • Hohenbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284. 1871.
  • Hoplophytum mertensii (G.Mey.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 134. 1856.

• Heterotypic
  • Aechmea humilis Mez in DC. & A.DC. (eds.), Monogr. Phan. 9: 216. 1896.
  • Aechmea mucroniflora Hook., Bot. Mag. 81: t. 4832. 1855.
  • Aechmea spicata Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1273. 1830.
  • Aechmea thyrsiflora (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Schltdl., Linnaea 18: 437. 1845.
  • Aechmea wullschlaegeliana Mez in Mart. & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 330. 1892.
  • Bromelia thyrsiflora Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1282. 1830.
  • Hohenbergia martii Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284. 1871.
  • Hohenbergia mucroniflora (Hook.) Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284. 1871.
  • Hohenbergia spicata (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284. 1871.
  • Hoplophytum mucroniflora (Hook.) Beer, Fam. Bromel.: 134. 1856.
  • Hoplophytum spicatum (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Beer, Fam. Bromel. 134. 1856.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. in Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. (1830) Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1272.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea mertensii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aechmea mertensii. Published online. Accessed: Jun 19 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aechmea mertensii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 19.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea mertensii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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