Aechmea
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Aechmea fasciata (urn plant)
See also: aechmea
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Aechmea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – mostly epiphytic bromeliads, native from Mexico through much of South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Bromeliaceae - family; Bromelioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aechmea subg. Aechmea, Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, Aechmea subg. Pothuava - subgenera
- Aechmea paniculata - type species; for the numerous other species see Aechmea at The Plant List or
Aechmea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Aechmea paniculata - type species; for the numerous other species see Aechmea at The Plant List or
References
Aechmea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Aechmea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aechmea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Aechmea at USDA Plants database
- Aechmea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Aechmea at the Catalogue of Life
- Aechmea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Aechmea at The Plant List
- George Nicholson (1900) The century supplement to the Dictionary of gardening (in Translingual), page 21
