Alcantarea imperialis

Alcantarea imperialis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Tillandsioideae
Tribus: Vrieseeae
Genus: Alcantarea

Species: Alcantarea imperialis

Name

Alcantarea imperialis (Carrière) Harms in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 126 (1930).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vriesea imperialis Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 60: 56 (1888).
• Heterotypic
  • Vriesea gigantea Lem., Ill. Hort. 14: t. 516 (1867), sensu auct.
  • Vriesea imperialis É.Morren ex Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 568 (1894), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Harms, H. in H.G.A.Engler, 1930. Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 126.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Alcantarea imperialis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Alcantarea imperialis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 29 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Alcantarea imperialis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 29.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Alcantarea imperialis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

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