Aechmea geminiflora

Aechmea geminiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Species: A. geminiflora
Binomial name
Aechmea geminiflora
(Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
Synonyms[1]

Streptocalyx geminiflorus Harms

Aechmea geminiflora is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Tungurahua Province in Ecuador.[1][2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
  3. Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aechmea geminiflora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.


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