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Aechmea aquilega

(Salisb.) Griseb. (1864)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

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

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Bibliography

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

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Aechmea aquilega Koloa District; Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden. Chalet Preserved_Specimen Acualescent; lvs stiff, erect, glossy pale green w/maroon brown overlay along margin & esp. prominent at apex, below dull pale green w/dark maroon overlay; inflor. erect, peduncle & bracts dark pink; flower bracts pale green w/faint pink tinge on margin, sepals pale green. Flynn, T.W. 5592 Kauai BISH 1994-08-11
2 Aechmea aquilega Koloa District; Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden. Chalet Preserved_Specimen Acualescent; lvs stiff, erect, glossy pale green w/maroon brown overlay along margin & esp. prominent at apex, below dull pale green w/dark maroon overlay; inflor. erect, peduncle & bracts dark pink; flower bracts pale green w/faint pink tinge on margin, sepals pale green. Flynn, T.W. 5592 Kauai BISH 1994-08-11
3 Aechmea aquilega Pineapple Research Institute Preserved_Specimen Collins, J.R. Oahu BISH 1947-07-01
4 Aechmea aquilega Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Petals blue-purple; in fruit oozing white sticky pulp at base. Collins, J.L. Oahu BISH 1947-10-25
5 Aechmea aquilega Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Collins, J.L. Oahu BISH 1947-10-25
6 Aechmea aquilega Pineapple Research Institute Preserved_Specimen Collins, J.R. Oahu BISH 1947-07-01
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