Aechmea pallida L.B.Sm.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1964. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part V. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-278.

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Aechmea pallida L.B.Sm.

  • Description

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    Latin Diagnosis - Acaulis, stolonibus brevibus suberectis procreans; foliis ca 20 in rosula, extimis valde reductis, alteris ad 52 cm longis, erectis, inflorescentiam subaequantibus, coriaceis, subtus dissite minuteque lepidotis, vaginis late ellipticis, ca 15 cm longis, purpureis, laminis anguste triangularibus, pungentibus, ad 7 cm latis, spinis patentibus 1.5 mm longis sublaxe armatis, nullo modo canaliculatis; scapo erecto, glabro, apice 4 mm diametro; scapi bracteis erectis vel suberectis (supremis), internodia subduplo superantibus, ovatis, acuminatis, integris, subcoriaceis, nervatis, albis, punctulato-lepidotis; inflorescentia simplicissima, strobiliformi, 8 cm longa, 5 cm diametro, multiflora; bracteis florigeris patentibus sed earum basibus dense imbricatis, ovatis, late acutis, eis scapi similibus, flores multo superantibus, integris; floribus sessilibus; sepalis liberis, oblongis, obtusis inermibusque, paulo asymmetricis, 11 mm longis, posterioribus cum ovario alatis; petalis imperfecte cognitis, verisimiliter nudis, albis; ovario subgloboso; ovulis longe caudatis.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 26, a-c.

    Type. Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Partang River, Merumé Mountains, British Guiana, alt. 824 m; epiphyte on tree trunk 2 m from ground; leaves deep brown at base within, strongly cupped and incurved above the base; inflorescence bracts white overlaid with pink near tip, margins blue with white band between pink and blue, tip white; young fruit white with greenish-blue tip; only one seen; wet forest above first cliffs along trail from Porkknocker Camp 3, at fork of Partang River, to Merume Mountain, 9 Jul 1960, S. S. & C. L. Tillett & R. Boyan 44859 (holotype NY).