Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 476 with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero, Gregory Shropshire & J. Woodward, 11 May 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. 0.6km W of Program For Belize Camp.

  • Description

    Epiphyte; leaves elongate with thorny margins; inflorescence racemose, red and green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85687

    Occurrence ID: 4e7b306d-8b14-46c8-9113-4481e3384584

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 134

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    0.6km W of Program For Belize Camp

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -89.15

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TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The He? Yori Botanical Gardes
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Ploristics of Belize Project
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Oranae Walk District. 0.6km W of Program For
Belize Camp. 17°45’N, 89°09'W.
Epiphyte; leaves elongate with thorny margins;
inflorescence racemose, red and green.
n.v.: Water Orchid [English].
USE: Vater source {leaf rosette]. Drink water held there it
nhen in bosh
Ornaiental {whole plant}.
SCI Saiple codes: 476 «hole plant (Q65S-1360Q)
Rosita Arvigo 476	May 11, 1991
with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Coco», Neopolo Romero,
Gregory Shropshire, and J. Woodland
Supported hy the iational Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International fievelopient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
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