Gouda 2010c (Article) Aechmea

Aechmea ‘Pseudonudicaulis’ a man-made hybrid?

Author(s):—E.J. Gouda

Publication:—Journal of the Bromeliad Society 60(6): 253-255. (2010)

Abstract:—For now I think it would be the best to consider Aechmea pseudonudicaulis to be a man made hybrid at the nursery of Alvim Seidel and to remove it from the species list and add it to the BCR as Aechmea ‘Pseudonudicaulis’ (A. nudicaulis x A. comata). Maybe it got mixed up with an other plant or maybe it was a victim of an accidently label exchange that can happen in nurseries and gardens. It is a beautiful middle sized fast growing Aechmea with a very nice colored inflorescence. For the hybrid lovers a plant worth growing. The petals however are not really bright yellow, but seems to have some blue in it (not clearly seen in the pictures), making the color some what dirty yellow, something you also see in some A. comata-like clones we grow.

Taxonomy:—Aechmea pseudonudicaulis x Type from Seidel Nursery, most likely to be a man made hybrid. Excluded from the taxon list. Intermediary between Pothulva and Ortgiesia. .