<- Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur 2011 (Article) Aechmea

Cinco especies nuevas de Aechmea (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) para Colombia

Author(s):J. Aguirre-Santoro & J. Betancur

Publication:Brittonia 63(2): 300�313. (2011)

Abstract:—Five new species of Aechmea (Bromelioideae: Bromeliaceae) from Colombia are described and illustrated: A. confertiflora and A. viridispica from the Northern Andes, A. longipedunculata and A. longiramosa from the Amazon basin, and A. baudoensis from the rainforest of the Choc� region. Notes on the taxonomic relationships, habitat and distribution, and conservation status are also presented for each species.

Published names (5):
Aechmea baudoensis
Aechmea confertiflora
Aechmea longipedunculata
Aechmea longiramosa
Aechmea viridispica*
* synonyms or not accepted names are marked