Aechmea aquilegia

Life-forms

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 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 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

Aechmea aquilega is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad, Jamaica and Costa Rica.[1][2][3][4][5]
Infraspecifics

Varieties

Aechmea aquilega var. chrysocoma (Baker) L.B.Sm.

Cultivars

Aechmea 'Exotica Mystique'
Aechmea 'Isabel D'Bellard'
Aechmea 'Tropica'
× Portemea 'Phat Pat'

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009