Aechmea muricata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, known from the States of Pernambuco and Alagoas.[1][2]

Aechmea muricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Chevaliera
Species:
A. muricata
Binomial name
Aechmea muricata
(Arruda) L.B.Sm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromelia muricata Arruda
  • Ananas muricatus (Arruda) Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Ananassa muricata (Arruda) D.Dietr.
  • Chevaliera muricata (Arruda) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea stephanophora E.Morren ex Baker
  • Chevaliera stephanophora (E.Morren ex Baker) Mez

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.