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Aechmea bracteata

(Sw.) Griseb. (1864)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Aechmea

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Brit. W. I.: 592 (1864)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:634 (KEY); Frohlich & Lau 2008:4 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Wagner et al. 2012:77 (O record adventive, not followed)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Aechmea bracteata Wahiawa, Hawaiian Pineapple Experiment Station Greenhouse; plant also grows in open. Preserved_Specimen Leaf 3-4 x 2-3', yellow-green above, light grey-green below, spines 3/8-1/2 long; pale green fl., stalk 5' tall, bracts rose-red, thin, ribbon-like, largest 10 x 1.5, 6 prs. short, soft spines. Frt green when green, when ripe, black-blue, juicy, sweet, sticky. Neal, M.C. 1205 Oahu BISH 1941-07-19
2 Aechmea bracteata Wahiawa, Hawaiian Pineapple Experiment Station Greenhouse; plant also grows in open. Preserved_Specimen Leaf 3-4 x 2-3', yellow-green above, light grey-green below, spines 3/8-1/2 long; pale green fl., stalk 5' tall, bracts rose-red, thin, ribbon-like, largest 10 x 1.5, 6 prs. short, soft spines. Frt green when green, when ripe, black-blue, juicy, sweet, sticky. Neal, M.C. 1205 Oahu BISH 1941-07-19
3 Aechmea bracteata Wahiawa, Hawaiian Pineapple Experiment Station Greenhouse; plant also grows in open. Preserved_Specimen Leaf 3-4 x 2-3', yellow-green above, light grey-green below, spines 3/8-1/2 long; pale green fl., stalk 5' tall, bracts rose-red, thin, ribbon-like, largest 10 x 1.5, 6 prs. short, soft spines. Frt green when green, when ripe, black-blue, juicy, sweet, sticky. Neal, M.C. 1205 Oahu BISH 1941-07-19
4 Aechmea bracteata Waimea Botanical Garden Growing on branches of tree, about 10 meters above the ground. Naturalized individuals spread in trees in moist areas of garden. Preserved_Specimen Herb with spiny, thick leaves arranged in a basal rosette. Leaf bases pink in bottom interior side. No flowers seen; infructescence an erect, +/- densely-branched panicle. Bracts pink, lanceolate, drooping. OED Oahu BISH 2007-01-25
5 Aechmea bracteata Waimea Botanical Garden Growing on branches of tree, about 10 meters above the ground. Naturalized individuals spread in trees in moist areas of garden. Preserved_Specimen Herb with spiny, thick leaves arranged in a basal rosette. Leaf bases pink in bottom interior side. No flowers seen; infructescence an erect, +/- densely-branched panicle. Bracts pink, lanceolate, drooping. OED Oahu BISH 2007-01-25
6 Aechmea bracteata Wahiawa, Hawaiian Pineapple Experiment Station Greenhouse; plant also grows in open. Preserved_Specimen Leaf 3-4 x 2-3', yellow-green above, light grey-green below, spines 3/8-1/2 long; pale green fl., stalk 5' tall, bracts rose-red, thin, ribbon-like, largest 10 x 1.5, 6 prs. short, soft spines. Frt green when green, when ripe, black-blue, juicy, sweet, sticky. Neal, M.C. 1205 Oahu BISH 1941-07-19
7 Aechmea bracteata Koloa Dost.; Lawai Kai, Allerton Gardens Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial herb, lvs whorled, erect, stiff, pale glossy green above w/purplish base, below pale green, dull; scape reddish; bracts red, branches green, sepals green becoming reddish, corolla pale green, tubular. Flynn, T.W. 5376 Kauai BISH 1993-04-02
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