Androlepis skinneri

Androlepis skinneri is a plant species native to southern Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco) and Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua).[1][2][3][4] This is one of the few Bromelioideae species that is dioecious.

Androlepis skinneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Androlepis
Species:
A. skinneri
Binomial name
Androlepis skinneri
(K.Koch) Brongniart ex Houllet
Synonyms[1]
  • Pothuava skinneri K.Koch
  • Aechmea skinneri (K.Koch) Baker
  • Aechmea leucostachys Baker
  • Aechmea donnell-smithii Baker
  • Androlepis donnell-smithii (Baker) Mez

Cultivars
  • xAndrolaechmea 'Crateriformis'[5]
  • × Androlaechmea 'Cyclops'[5]
  • × Androlaechmea 'Dean'[5]
  • × Androlaechmea 'O'Rourke'[5]
  • × Androlaechmea 'Sampson'[5]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Cáceres González, D. A., K. Schulte, M. Schmidt & G. Zizka. 2013. Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica - an updated checklist. PhytoKeys 29: 17–61.
  3. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
  4. Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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