Aechmea contracta

Aechmea contracta is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2] It is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and northern Brazil.[1][3][4][5]

Aechmea contracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:
A. contracta
Binomial name
Aechmea contracta
Synonyms[1]
  • Billbergia contracta Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Platyaechmea contracta (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea trigona E.Pereira

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Aechmea contracta (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  4. Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
  5. Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009


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