Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb. var. nudicaulis

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb. var. nudicaulis

  • Type

    Type. Plumier s n (P), West Indies.

  • Synonyms

    Bromelia nudicaulis L., Billbergia nudicaulis (L.) Lindl., Billbergia pyramidata Beer, Hoplophytum lanuginosum Beer, Billbergia lanuginosa Beer, Hoplophytum nudicaule (L.) K.Koch, Hohenbergia nudicaulis (L.) Baker, Billbergia quadricolor Baker, Pothuava nudicaulis (L.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress, Bromelia pyramidata (Ruiz & Pav.) Beer, Tillandsia serrata L.

  • Description

    Description - Scape-bracts congested beneath the inflorescence. Floral bracts reniform and minute or lacking. Petals yellow.

  • Distribution

    Mostly epiphytic, sea level to 1140 m alt, Mexico and the West Indies to northwestern South America.

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