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Taxon

Aechmea biflora (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer

Protologue Phytologia 72(2): 96. 1992 [13 May 1992]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Borderline • Vulnerable
Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (3).jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 293.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 293.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (2).jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 296.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 296.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (1).jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418.jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (5).jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 297.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 297.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 295.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 295.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 292.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 292.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 294.jpg

Bromeliaceae...DN15921,Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente22Sep2007 294.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (4).jpg

Aechmea, Neill 15921--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 418 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Neill, D 15921

September 22, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui (El Pangui Canton)

-3.630278, -78.447222

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Epiphytic rosette-herb. Inner leaves and bracts bright red. Old flowers dark blue-black.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Aechmea

Specific Epithet

biflora

Authorship

(L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Borderline

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#75,873 of 335,497

Top 23%

Extinction probability

23%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →