Aechmea gamosepala

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. Ortgiesia
Species: Aechmea gamosepala
Name

Aechmea gamosepala Wittm., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 3, 13 (1891).

Synonyms

Homotypic
Ortgiesia gamosepala (Wittm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress, Phytologia 66: 72 (1989).

Homonyms

Aechmea gamosepala A.Cast., nom. illeg. = Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Brazil
SE. & S. Brazil

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Wittmack, L. (1891) Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 3, 13.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea gamosepala in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aechmea gamosepala. Published online. Accessed: Jun 17 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Aechmea gamosepala in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea gamosepala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names
English: Matchstick plant, Gamos bromeliad

Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil.[1][2][3] It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius[4]

The following varieties are recognized :[1]

Aechmea gamosepala var. gamosepala - from São Paulo State south to Rio Grande do Sul
Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea Reitz, 1962 - Santa Catarina

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
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.
Flora Brasiliensis: Aechmea gamosepala