Aechmea gamosepala

Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil.[1][2][3] It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius[4]

Aechmea gamosepala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:
A. gamosepala
Binomial name
Aechmea gamosepala
Synonyms[1]
  • Ortgiesia gamosepala (Wittm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

The following varieties are recognized :[1]

  1. Aechmea gamosepala var. gamosepala - from São Paulo State south to Rio Grande do Sul
  2. Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea Reitz, 1962 - Santa Catarina

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
  3. 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.
  4. Flora Brasiliensis: Aechmea gamosepala
Inflorescence with pink calyces and leaves


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