Aechmea paniculigera
| Aechmea paniculigera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Aechmea |
| Species: | A. paniculigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea paniculigera (Swartz) Grisebach
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aechmea paniculigera is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It grows in Colombia, Venezuela and Jamaica.[1][2][3][4]
Description
The pools of water trapped at the base of its leaves are home to various creatures including young bromeliad crabs and damselflies.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- ^ retrieved 29 July 2009 Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine