Aechmea magdalenae

Aechmea magdalenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Chevaliera
Species: A. magdalenae
Binomial name
Aechmea magdalenae
(André) André ex Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Chevaliera magdalenae André
  • Bromelia magdalenae (André) C.H.Wright
  • Ananas magdalenae (André) Standl.
  • Aechmea magdalenae var. quadricolor M.B.Foster
  • Chevaliera magdalenae var. quadricolor (M.B.Foster) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea magdalenae, also known as ixtle, is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America, southern Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador.[1][2][3][4]

Aechmea magdalenae is grown in southern Mexico for its silky fibers.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
  3. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 3 November 2009
  4. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 October 2009
  5. Stepp, John R.; Wyndham, Felice S.; Zarger, Rebecca K. (2002). Ethnobiology and Biocultural Diversity: Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Ethnobiology. University of Georgia Press. pp. 576–. ISBN 978-0-8203-2349-7.


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