Aechmea nudicaulis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: A. subg. Pothuava
Species: Aechmea nudicaulis
Varieties: A. n. var. aequalis – A. n. var. aureorosea – A. n. var. cuspidata – A. n. var. nordestina – A. n. var. nudicaulis
Name

Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb., 1864.
Synonyms

Basionym
Bromelia nudicaulis L., Sp. Pl.: 286. 1753.

Homotypic
Billbergia nudicaulis (L.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068. 1827.
Hohenbergia nudicaulis (L.) Baker, Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284. 1871.
Hoplophytum nudicaule (L.) K.Koch, Index Seminum (B) 1856: 6. 1856.
Pothuava nudicaulis (L.) Regel, Gartenflora 31: 291. 1882.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References

Grisebach, A.H.R. 1864. Fl. Brit. W. I. 593.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea nudicaulis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aechmea nudicaulis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 19 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Aechmea nudicaulis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 19.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea nudicaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2019.

Vernacular names

Aechmea nudicaulis is a bromeliad species in the genus Aechmea, which is often used as an ornamental plant.[3] This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, central and southern Mexico, and northern and central South America.[2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

The following varieties are recognized :[2]

Aechmea nudicaulis var. aequalis L.B.Sm. & Reitz, 1963 - Espírito Santo
Aechmea nudicaulis var. cuspidata Baker, 1879 - Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador
Aechmea nudicaulis var. nordestina J.A. Siqueira & Leme, 2006 - northeastern Brazil
Aechmea nudicaulis var. nudicaulis - most of species range

A number of cultivars derived from this species are commercially available. These are either selected forms, or hybrids arising from crosses with other species, including:

Aechmea 'Parati'[18]
Aechmea 'Rakete'[3]

References

Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819) del. , White sc. - "The botanical register" vol. 3 pl. 203 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/130166 )
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Aechmea 'Rakete'". Bromeliad Cultivar Register. Bromeliad Society International. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
Espejo-Serna, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2005). Bromeliaceae. Flora de Veracruz 136: 1-307. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos, Xalapa, Veracruz.
Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
Espejo-Serna, A., López-Ferrari, A.R., Martínez-Correa, N. & Pulido-Esparza, V.A. (2007). Bromeliad flora of Oaxaca, Mexico: richness and distribution. Acta Botanica Mexicana 81: 71-147. Instituto de Ecología A.C..
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
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.
Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.
Wendt, T., do Santos Coser, T., Fernandes, H.B. & Martinelli, G. (2010). Bromaliaceae do município de Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo: lista de espécies, distribuição, Conservação e comentérios taxonômicos. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão 27: 21-53.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
"Aechmea 'Parati'". Bromeliad Cultivar Register. Bromeliad Society International. Retrieved 14 February 2013.