Aechmea kentii

Aechmea kentii

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
Species: Aechmea kentii

Name

• Aechmea kentii (H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer, Phytologia 72: 97 (1992).

Synonyms

• • Streptocalyx kentii H.Luther

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America SE. & S. Brazil References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Smith, L.B. & Spencer, M.A. (1992) Phytologia 72: 97.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea kentii 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 kentii. Published online. Accessed Jun 17 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Aechmea kentii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea kentii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 17 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Matchstick plant, Gamos bromeliad

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