Aechmea pubescens Baker

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Aechmea pubescens Baker

  • Collector(s)

    W. C. Burger 6943 with Liesner, Ronald L, 20 Dec 1969 - 22 Dec 1969

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Limon. Banana and cacao plantations on level areas between Siquerres and the Rio Pacuare, and remnant forest on steep hills south of the railroad bridge over the Rio Pacuare.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3851786

    Occurrence ID: 569696c8-708a-4f73-8926-0bd41c71530a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Aechmea pubescens Baker

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Limon

  • Locality

    Banana and cacao plantations on level areas between Siquerres and the Rio Pacuare, and remnant forest on steep hills south of the railroad bridge over the Rio Pacuare

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 - 100 m. (164 - 328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.08, -83.48

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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HERBARIUM OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Aechmea pubescens Baker
det. Linda M. Hornberger	1992
COSTA RICA
Field Museum of Natural History
det. R. L Lîesner, l§?@
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Epiphyte on tree trunk and brandies; large
bracts and rachis red, small bract green,
flowers pale lavender* With many insects
(roaches, ants) in the leaf-base*
Banana and cacao plantations on level areas between Siquerres and the
Rio Pacuare, and remnant forest on steep hills south of the railroad
bridge over the Rio Pacuare, at 50-100 m. altitude. Prov. Limon
10° 5' N. x 83° 29' W.
WILLIAM C. BURGER Be RONALD L. LIESNER 20-22 December 1969
Supported in Part.by Grants from the National Science Foundation
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