Aechmea magdalenae
Appearance
Aechmea magdalenae | |
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Aechmea magdalenae observed near Gamboa in Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Aechmea |
Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Chevaliera |
Species: | A. magdalenae
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Binomial name | |
Aechmea magdalenae | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Aechmea magdalenae is a flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2] It is also known as ixtle. This species is native to Central America, southern Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.[1][3][4][5]
Aechmea magdalenae is grown in southern Mexico for its silky fibers.[6]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 3 November 2009
- ^ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
- ^ Stepp, John R.; Wyndham, Felice S.; Zarger, Rebecca K. (2002). Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity: Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Ethnobiology. University of Georgia Press. pp. 576–. ISBN 978-0-8203-2349-7.