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Internal ID UUID643ff15ec2a36177168401
Scientific name Aechmea bracteata
Authority Griseb.
First published in Fl. Brit. W. I. : 592 (1864)

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Aechmea bracteata, also known as 'Tritone', is a plant species that belongs to the genus Aechmea. It is native to Central America, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela, but has also been reported to be naturalized in the Bahamas. This plant has various cultivars and is popular among gardeners for its unique appearance and easy maintenance.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Aechmea barleei Baker Gard. Chron. , n.s., 20: 102 (1883)
Aechmea bracteata var. pacifica Beutelsp. Cact. Suc. Mex. 16: 44 (1971)
Aechmea isabellina Baker J. Bot. 28: 305 (1890)
Aechmea laxiflora Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur : 173 (1846)
Aechmea macracantha Brongn. Ill. Hort. 27: 59. 1880 (1880)
Aechmea regularis Baker J. Bot. 17: 229 (1879)
Aechmea schiedeana Schltdl. Linnaea 18: 437 (1845)
Bromelia bracteata Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 56 (1788)
Hohenbergia bracteata Baker Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284 (1871)
Hohenbergia bracteata Beer Fam. Bromel. : 74 (1856)
Hohenbergia laxiflora Baker Refug. Bot. 4: t. 284 (1871)
Hoplophytum bracteatum K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 306 (1860)
Tillandsia spinosa Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic. , ed. 2: 81 (1894)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic أكمية قنابية
Chinese 苞叶光萼荷
Chinese 豔紅苞鳳梨

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000337505
Tropicos 4300893
INPN 447778
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121570-1
The Plant List kew-217842
Open Tree Of Life 429466
Observations.org 195225
NCBI Taxonomy 713975
IPNI 121570-1
iNaturalist 210961
iNaturalist 314914
GBIF 2697927
Freebase /m/09v1ldc
EOL 1127270
Elurikkus 285180
USDA GRIN 1506
Wikipedia Aechmea_bracteata

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Cohabitation with aggressive hosts: description of a new microhisterid species in nests of a ponerine ant with ecological notes Pérez-Lachaud G, Degallier N, Gomy Y, Elías-Gutiérrez M, Rocha FH, Lachaud JP Sci Rep 28-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10613264
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45692-1
PMID:37898669
Diversity and putative metabolic function of prokaryotic communities in tank bromeliads along an elevation gradient in tropical Mexico Aguilar-Cruz Y, Milke F, Leinberger J, Poehlein A, Zotz G, Brinkhoff T Front Microbiol 13-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9608151
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.945488
PMID:36312956
A new ant-butterfly symbiosis in the forest canopy fills an evolutionary gap Pérez-Lachaud G, Rocha FH, Pozo C, Kaminski LA, Seraphim N, Lachaud JP Sci Rep 21-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8531015
doi:10.1038/s41598-021-00274-x
PMID:34675260
Copepods and ostracods associated with bromeliads in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico Mercado-Salas NF, Khodami S, Martínez Arbizu P PLoS One 18-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7971893
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248863
PMID:33735283
Forbidden links, trait matching and modularity in plant-hummingbird networks: Are specialized modules characterized by higher phenotypic floral integration? Izquierdo-Palma J, Arizmendi MD, Lara C, Ornelas JF PeerJ 10-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7955668
doi:10.7717/peerj.10974
PMID:33854834
Nest Site Selection during Colony Relocation in Yucatan Peninsula Populations of the Ponerine Ants Neoponera villosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Rocha FH, Lachaud JP, Hénaut Y, Pozo C, Pérez-Lachaud G Insects 23-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7143209
doi:10.3390/insects11030200
PMID:32210098
Temporal dynamics of the hummingbird-plant interaction network of a dry forest in Chamela, Mexico: a 30-year follow-up after two hurricanes Díaz Infante S, Lara C, Arizmendi MD PeerJ 09-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC6955109
doi:10.7717/peerj.8338
PMID:31942258
Ecosystem services provided by bromeliad plants: A systematic review Ladino G, Ospina‐Bautista F, Estévez Varón J, Jerabkova L, Kratina P Ecol Evol 29-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6662323
doi:10.1002/ece3.5296
PMID:31380056
Hidden biodiversity in entomological collections: The overlooked co-occurrence of dipteran and hymenopteran ant parasitoids in stored biological material Pérez-Lachaud G, Lachaud JP PLoS One 19-Sep-2017
PMCID:PMC5604966
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184614
PMID:28926617
A Tank Bromeliad Favors Spider Presence in a Neotropical Inundated Forest Hénaut Y, Corbara B, Pélozuelo L, Azémar F, Céréghino R, Herault B, Dejean A PLoS One 10-Dec-2014
PMCID:PMC4262423
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114592
PMID:25494055
Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist Cáceres González DA, Schulte K, Schmidt M, Zizka G PhytoKeys 11-Nov-2013
PMCID:PMC3881346
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.4937
PMID:24399894
Coleopterans Associated with Plants that form Phytotelmata in Subtropical and Temperate Argentina, South America Campos RE, Fernández LA J Insect Sci 07-Nov-2011
PMCID:PMC3281402
doi:10.1673/031.011.14701
PMID:22236084
A revision of the spider genus Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Arachnida, Araneae, Selenopidae) in North America, Central America and the Caribbean Crews SC Zookeys 14-Jun-2011
PMCID:PMC3131050
doi:10.3897/zookeys.105.724
PMID:21852919
Environmental regulation of carbon isotope composition and crassulacean acid metabolism in three plant communities along a water availability gradient Ricalde MF, Andrade JL, Durán R, Dupuy JM, Simá JL, Us-Santamaría R, Santiago LS Oecologia 21-Jul-2010
PMCID:PMC2981738
doi:10.1007/s00442-010-1724-z
PMID:20652592
Insects and allies associated with bromeliads: a review Frank JH, Lounibos LP Terr Arthropod Rev 01-Jan-2009
PMCID:PMC2832612
doi:10.1163/187498308X414742
PMID:20209047

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