Aechmea mariae-reginae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Pothuava
Species:
A. mariae-reginae
Binomial name
Aechmea mariae-reginae
H.Wendland
Synonyms[1]
  • Pothuava mariae-reginae (H.Wendl.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea lalindei Linden & Rodigas
  • Aechmea gigas E.Morren ex C.H.Wright

Aechmea mariae-reginae is a species in the genus Aechmea. endemic to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras).[1][2][3][4][5] This is one of the few Bromelioideae species that is dioecious, and is the only species in its genus with this trait.[6]

Cultivars

Cultivars include:[7]

  • Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'
  • Aechmea 'Maygood Moir'
  • Aechmea 'Prince Albert'
  • × Androlaechmea 'Dean'

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  3. ↑ Gonzalez, Daniel Caceres; Schulte, Katharina; Schmidt, Marco; Zizka, Georg (11 November 2013). "Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist". PhytoKeys. 29: 17–62. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.4937. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3881346.
  4. ↑ Luther, H. E. 1995. An annotated checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica. Selbyana 16(2): 230–234.
  5. ↑ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii,.
  6. ↑ Fuchs, Eric J.; Madrigal, Ruth; Trejos, Christian; Cascante-Marín, Alfredo (2020). "Genetic diversity and reproductive biology of the dioecious and epiphytic bromeliad Aechmea mariae-reginae (Bromeliaceae) in Costa Rica: Implications for its conservation". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 192 (4): 773–786. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boz083.
  7. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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