Aechmea bracteata, H. Gomez Dominguez 2773--MX. Chiapas. El Ocote. Cp. Emilio Rabasa. 17 Sep 2010. 001 (51).jpg
Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela; introduced into Bahamas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Ruben Martínez-Camilo, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Mexico, Veracruz (San Andrés Tuxtla)
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Aechmea
Specific Epithet
bracteata
Authorship
(Sw.) Griseb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#238,024 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
11%
