Gould, monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds
Monogr. Trochilidae

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vol. 3 (1861)

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t. 161

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name cited:
Aechmea mucroniflora Hook.
name recognized:
Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schultes & Schultes f.
name recognized (basionym):
Bromelia mertensii G.Mey.

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drawing: J. Gould J. Gould

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family: Bromeliaceae

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epithet cited: mucroniflorus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: mertensii

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Illustration contributed by:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=160674

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Billbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Miq.; Bromelia mertensii G.Mey.; Hohenbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Baker; Hoplophytum mertensii (G.Mey.) Beer;