Aechmea comata

Aechmea comata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2] This species is endemic to southern Brazil.[1][3]

Aechmea comata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:
A. comata
Binomial name
Aechmea comata
Synonyms[1]
  • Pothuava comata Gaudich.
  • Hoplophytum comatum (Gaudich.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia comata (Gaudich.) Baker
  • Hoplophytum tetrastachyum Beer
  • Hoplophytum lindenii E.Morren
  • Aechmea lindenii (E.Morren) Baker
  • Macrochordion lindenii (E.Morren) Wittm.
  • Aechmea makoyana Jacob-Makoy
  • Hoplophytum lineatum W.Bull
  • Lamprococcus speciosus W.Bull
  • Hoplophytum makoyanum Micheli
  • Billbergia forgetiana Sander
  • Aechmea lindenii var. makoyana Mez
  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm.
  • Ortgiesia lindenii (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Ortgiesia lindenii var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Infraspecifics
Varieties
  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B. Smith[4]
Cultivars

Many cultivars have been created, including:[5]

  • Aechmea 'Covata'
  • Aechmea 'Covata Too'
  • Aechmea 'Golden Comet'
  • Aechmea 'Gotha'
  • Aechmea 'Julian Nally'
  • Aechmea 'Keith's Comet'

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Aechmea comata (Gaudich.) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  4. 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.
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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