Aechmea aculeatosepala

Aechmea aculeatosepala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Species: A. aculeatosepala
Binomial name
Aechmea aculeatosepala
(Rauh & Barthlott) Leme
Synonyms[1]

Neoregelia aculeatosepala Rauh & Barthlott

Aechmea aculeatosepala is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.[1][2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Ulloa Ulloa, C. & D. A. Neill. 2005. Cinco Años de Adiciones a la Flora del Ecuador 1–75. Editorial UTPL, Loja.
  4. Manzanares, J.M. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aechmea aculeatosepala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.


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