Bromeliaceae
Aechmea
Aechmea aquilega

Aechmea aquilega var. aquilega

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical America. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [1820] Brazil K000893705 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M.; Sant´Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Souza, G.R.; Cruz, N.B. [1069] Brazil K000893703 Yes
Meyer, L.C. [s n] Trinidad and Tobago K000322232 Type Yes
Kuntze, O. [2113] Costa Rica K000322147 Type Yes
Guedes, M.L.; Harley, R.; Stannard, B.; Giulietti, A.M.; Woodgyer, E. [PCD 2649] Brazil K000893704 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0