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Aechmea distichantha Lem. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Aechmea (family Bromeliaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 217928) with original publication details: Jard. Fleur. 3: t. 269 1853.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5417-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied
Aechmea brasiliensis Regel	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea distichantha f. albiflora L.B.Sm.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea distichantha f. distichantha	Synonym		TRO	2012-04-18
Aechmea excavata Baker	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea hookeri Lem.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea microphylla Mez	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea myriophylla E.Morren ex Baker	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea platyphylla Hassl.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea polystachia (Lindl. & Paxton) Mez	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea polystachia var. excavata (Baker) Mez	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea polystachya var. longifolia A.Cast.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Aechmea polystachya var. myriophylla Hassl.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Billbergia distichostachya Lem.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Billbergia polystachia Lindl. & Paxton	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Hoplophytum polystachium (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Nidularium hydrophorum Rojas	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Platyaechmea distichantha f. albiflora (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Quesnelia distchantha (Lem.) Lindm.	Synonym		TRO	2012-04-18
Quesnelia distichanta (Lem.) Lindm.	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23
Tillandsia polystachia Vell. [Illegitimate]	Synonym		WCSP	2012-03-23

Infraspecific taxa:

This species contains the following infraspecific taxa*.

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Synonyms
Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	6
Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	5
Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1

The Plant List does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa.

Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-217928.

• this name record has not changed
• names related to this name have changed