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11723 - Bromeliads (Wild) - 2014-08-04
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Aechmea sp.
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Locality: Colombia - Cundinamarca - On the highway from Hondo. on the Rio Magdalena. to Guaduas, around the
Mirador Piedra Capira road at the top of the range.
Photographer: Peter Tristram
Identification:
- Note (11722): Peter Tristram (2014-08-04) - I think most likely the true A. servitensis. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Note (11724): Eric Gouda (2014-08-04) - Again a very interesting plant! I don't think this can be Aechmea servitensis, or it must be a hybrid with it. Spikes are far to dense for the species, that use to have the flowers remote. Those Amazonian Aechmea (chantini like) can be very confusing, also because they hybridize a lot. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Note (11724): Peter Tristram (2014-08-05) - This is in the Rio Magdalena valley away from the Amazon catchment. The description for servitensis is old but many characteristics still match - infl shape, branching, prim bracts, flowers. Also I see that it is recorded from this area (Guaduas). Pity there was no ripe seed. (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Note (11724): Jeffrey Kent (2014-08-05) - Looks like Ae. servitensis to me. Widespread species with obvious variability. I collected a plant of this near Macoa in 1981. Looked identical to this. Birds do spread seeds a long way! (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
- Note (11722): Peter Tristram (2014-08-06) - aff. servitensis? (Sent: brom-l@science.uu.nl)
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