Aechmea nudicaulis

Aechmea nudicaulis
1817 illustration [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Pothuava
Species:	A. nudicaulis
Binomial name
Aechmea nudicaulis Griseb.
Synonyms [2]
Bromelia nudicaulisL. Billbergia nudicaulis(L.) Lindl. Hoplophytum nudicaule(L.) K.Koch Hohenbergia nudicaulis(L.) Baker Pothuava nudicaulis(L.) Regel Tillandsia saxatilisVell. Billbergia luteaSchult. & Schult.f. Bromelia giganteaSchult. & Schult.f. Billbergia lanuginosaK.Koch Billbergia pyramidataBeer Hoplophytum lanuginosum(K.Koch) Beer Billbergia aureoroseaBaker Billbergia quadricolorC.Chev.

Aechmea nudicaulis is a bromeliad species in the genus Aechmea , which is often used as an ornamental plant. ^[3] This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, central and southern Mexico, and northern and central South America. ^{[2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

The following varieties are recognized : ^[2]

1. Aechmea nudicaulis var. aequalis L.B.Sm. & Reitz, 1963 - Espírito Santo
2. Aechmea nudicaulis var. cuspidata Baker, 1879 - Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador
3. Aechmea nudicaulis var. nordestina J.A. Siqueira & Leme, 2006 - northeastern Brazil
4. Aechmea nudicaulis var. nudicaulis - most of species range

A number of cultivars derived from this species are commercially available. These are either selected forms, or hybrids arising from crosses with other species, including:

• Aechmea 'Parati' ^[18]
• Aechmea 'Rakete' ^[3]

References

1. Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) del. , White sc. - "The botanical register" vol. 3 pl. 203 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/130166 )
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. "Aechmea 'Rakete'". Bromeliad Cultivar Register. Bromeliad Society International. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
4. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
5. Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
6. Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
7. Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
8. Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. (2007). Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution. Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
9. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
10. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
11. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
12. Aguirre-Santoro, Julian; Betancur, Julio (2008). "Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia" [Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia]. Caldasia (in Spanish). 30 (2): 265–288. ISSN   0366-5232. JSTOR   23641894.
13. Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.
14. Wendt, T., do Santos Coser, T., Fernandes, H.B. & Martinelli, G. (2010). Bromaliaceae do município de Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo: lista de espécies, distribuição, Conservação e comentérios taxonômicos. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão 27: 21-53.
15. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
16. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi: 10.1590/2175-7860200859114 . JSTOR   23499386.
17. Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
18. "Aechmea 'Parati'". Bromeliad Cultivar Register. Bromeliad Society International. Retrieved 14 February 2013.