Aechmea bracteata Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Aechmea

Characteristics

A pineapple like herb. It grows attached to other plants. It grows 50-170 cm tall. The leaves are 30-130 cm long. There are 4-17 flowers in a group.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.7
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in groups in forests and savanna in arid regions between 50-900 m above sea level.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten and made into juice.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Seeds germinate is hot humid conditions in mature forests.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Images

Aechmea bracteata unspecified picture

Distribution

Aechmea bracteata world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121570-1
WFO ID wfo-0000337505
COL ID 64TDX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447778
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Synonyms

Aechmea bracteata Aechmea isabellina Aechmea regularis Aechmea schiedeana Bromelia bracteata Hoplophytum bracteatum Tillandsia spinosa Aechmea barleei Aechmea laxiflora Aechmea macracantha Hohenbergia bracteata Hohenbergia bracteata Hohenbergia laxiflora Aechmea bracteata var. pacifica Aechmea bracteata var. bracteata