Aechmea gamosepala

Aechmea gamosepala

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. 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 Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea gamosepala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 17 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Matchstick plant, Gamos bromeliad

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