Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f. belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aechmea, R. Vasquez 34537--Peru. Pacaya Samiria. Yantacocha. 5 Nov 08. 469.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Aechmea
Specific Epithet
mertensii
Authorship
(G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#151,540 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Epífito; flores amarillas; frutos blancos, brácteas rojizo-anaranjadas.
