Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb.

Taxonomic Change:

• Lectotype designated: Plate 171 of the Boerhaave set of Plun1ier illustrations at the library of Rijksuniversiteit, Groningen —See Cedeno-Maldonado 2005 p. 202

Literature references:

Baensch & Baensch 1994: 48,50 Bot. J. Linn. Soc.: 125:248 Brom. J. Queensl.: 40(6):29 Bromelia: 1(4):4 2(1):19,25 Bromtravels (Web) BSA (Web) Die Bromelie: 1998:1 FCBS (Web): Gilmartin 1972: 273 Golinski 1997 Harms 1937: 31:291 Holst 1997: 560 Hooker, W.J. 1823-1827: 2:143 J. Bromeliad Soc.: 57: 64, 271: 5:88b 12:36b 15:117 23:10b 24:95pc 26:67 57:64 Klein & Klein 2013a: 2013(1): 15,17 Leme & Marigo 1993: 81 Machado & Neto 2010: 115 Machado 2012: 121* Manzanares 2002a: 182 Mee 1992: 33

Moonen 2017b: 76 Morales 1998, 2000: 123 Morales 2003b: 303 Morren Icons: kew 15-55*: kew 10-321* Oliva-Esteve & Steyermark 1987: 74 Oliva-Esteve 2000a: 86 Padilla 1966: 28b Padilla 1973, 1986: 24,64c,70c Padilla 1981: 69 Rauh 1979c: pl.74 Richter 1962, 1978: 208c Silveira 1931: 130 Smith & Downs 1979: 1922: 1923*: 1923* Steens 2003: 32,59 Tropicos Tropiflora Cargo Rep: 18(1) Vellozo 1829: 3:139 (as T. saxatilis, doubtful): 3:139 (as T. saxatilis, doubtful) Vidal 1996: 43 Wendt 2010: 38 Williams 2006

Wilson & Wilson 1963: 36 Zaghini 2000: 45,46,48 Zimmer 1986: 94

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Comments:

• Aechmea nudicaulis key and notes
  Key to Aechmea nudicaulis by Butcher compiled from descriptions as at May 2008, but does not link exactly to plant material in collections. This is confirmed by Harry Luther’s comments – and Tanya Wendt’s comments in the Bot Journ of the Linnaean Soc 125: 245-271. 1997.
  1.PRIMARY BRACTS – almost white var. nordestina
  1a. – red 2
  
  2. PLANT - more than 20 spreading ligulate leaves with red tip var. plurifolia
  2a - about 20 erect leaves without red tip 3
  
  3. LEAVES - linear triangular narrowing to a pungent tip var. simulans
  Plant similar to A. purpureo-rosea
  3a - ligulate forming a loose cylinder 4
  
  4. INFLORESCENCE - dense, leaves banded,floral bracts minute, tips acuminate.
  Sepals yellow with pink tip, petals yellow var. capitata
  4a - lax 5
  
  5. LEAVES - variegated 6
  5a - concolorous 7
  
  6.LEAVES - variegated cuspidata forma tabuleirensis
  6a - yellow marginated var. flavo-marginata
  
  7. FLORAL BRACTS - kidney shaped and minute petals yellow
  var. nudicaulis
  7a - triangular or elliptic, relatively conspicuous 8
  
  8. PETALS - wholely yellow 9
  8a - red with yellow tip, sepals and ovary red var. aureo-rosea
  
  9. SCAPE BRACTS - smallish, evenly spread on scape var. aequalis
  9a - clustered beneath inflorescence petals and sepals yellow var. cuspidata p. Butcher\'s key