Bromelia karatas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Bromelia karatas L.

Homotypic
- Nidularium karatas (L.) Lem. ex Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 591 (1864).
- Karatas plumieri É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 22: 131 (1872).
- Karatas karatas (L.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 962 (1895), not validly publ.
- Bromelia plumieri (É.Morren) L.B.Sm., Phytologia 15: 173 (1967)
Heterotypic
- Bromelia caratas Hill, Veg. Syst., ed. 7: 19 (1764).
- Bromelia acanga L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 232 (1767).
- Bromelia nudicaulis var. caraguata Lam., Encycl. 1: 146 (1783).
- Bromelia acaulis Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 204 (1812).
- Karatas lagopus É.Morren ex Devans., Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 233 (1877).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Brazil
  - Belize; Brazil Northeast; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam; Suriname; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Bromelia karatas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Bromelia karatas. Published online. Accessed: Jun 21 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Bromelia karatas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bromelia karatas in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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