aechmea mexicana
The Aechmea mexicana (Mexican bromeliad) Baker (1879) is native to tropical America where it grows in the humid forests up to 1300 m of altitude. The name of the genus comes from the Greek “aichme” = spearhead, with reference to the thorny apices of the sepal and of the floral bracts; the species name “mexicana” = of Mexico, refers to the place where the plant has been found for the first time.
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Sugar Mill Gardens. Florida. USA
aechmea mexicana
The Aechmea mexicana (Mexican bromeliad) Baker (1879) is native to tropical America where it grows in the humid forests up to 1300 m of altitude. The name of the genus comes from the Greek “aichme” = spearhead, with reference to the thorny apices of the sepal and of the floral bracts; the species name “mexicana” = of Mexico, refers to the place where the plant has been found for the first time.
www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/aechmea-mexicana/?lang=en
Sugar Mill Gardens. Florida. USA