Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur 2008 (Article) Colombia

Sinopsis Del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) Para Colombia Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia

Author(s):—J. Aguirre-Santoro & J. Betancur

Publication:—Caldasia 30(2): 265-288. (2008)

Abstract:—The synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae) for Colombia is presented, including the genus description, an artificial identification key and an annotated list of the species. Comments about the growth habit, conservation, and geographical and altitudinal distribution of the species are included. Forty four species of Aechmea are recorded for Colombia, nine of them are endemic: A. anomala, A. nivea, A. stenosepala, A. subpetiolata, and five species new to science. Most of the species grow in wet lowlands forests of Amazonia (58% of the species) and Andean regions (51%), especially in the sub regions Amazonian plain (51%), the mountain range of Guayana shield (30%), and the Andean slopes of Magdalena River (33%) and Eastern Andes (30%). The altitudinal distribution of the species range from sea level to 2400 m, but they are markedly concentrated under of 800 m.

Keywords:—Aechmea, Bromeliaceae, Bromelioideae, Colombia, Neotropical plants.