Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Aechmea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.6-0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Aechmea mertensii flower picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aechmea mertensii world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121729-1
WFO ID wfo-0000337781
COL ID 64VCF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731686
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Synonyms

Aechmea humilis Aechmea mucroniflora Aechmea spicata Bromelia mertensii Hoplophytum spicatum Aechmea mertensii Bromelia thrysiflora Hoplophytum mucroniflorum Bromelia thyrsifolia Hohenbergia martii Hohenbergia mertensii Hohenbergia mucroniflora Hohenbergia spicata Aechmea thyrsiflora Aechmea wullschlaegeliana Billbergia mertensii Hoplophytum mertensii Hoplophytum mucroniflora