Bromeliaceae
Wittmackia

Wittmackia lingulata (L.) Mez

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 275 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to Brazil, Caribbean. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Panamá, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Aechmea lingulata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Philcox, D.; Barry, P. [8343] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591430 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [MAH 1384] British Virgin Islands Aechmea lingulata K:SPC-78356.000 No
Broadway, W.E. [4892] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591434 Yes
Ule, E [8997] Brazil Aechmea lingulata K000294655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Aechmea lingulata K002591758 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Aechmea lingulata K002591759 Yes
[Smith]; [Eeo,] le Smi [481] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aechmea lingulata K002591445 Yes
Philcox, D. [7047] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591450 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18569] Brazil Aechmea lingulata K000322215 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18569] Brazil Aechmea lingulata K000322214 Type Yes
Philcox, D. [7047] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591451 Yes
Miguel [1850] Guyana Aechmea lingulata K002591543 Yes
[Beckman] [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591437 Yes
Smith, A.C. [10474] Antigua and Barbuda Aechmea lingulata K002591454 Yes
Smith, A.C. [10474] Antigua and Barbuda Aechmea lingulata K002591453 Yes
Fendler [833] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Saint Lucia Aechmea lingulata K002591440 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4829] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591448 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4892] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Aechmea lingulata K002591441 Yes
Eggers, B. [324] Virgin Islands Aechmea lingulata K002591439 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana Aechmea lingulata K002591544 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4829] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591447 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [4829] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591449 Yes
[aresmeinfosh] [383] Aechmea lingulata K002591452 Yes
Cosson; Hahn, L. [577] Martinique Aechmea lingulata K002591442 Yes
Philcox, D.; Barry, P. [8343] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591429 Yes
Hahn [577] Martinique Aechmea lingulata K002591444 Yes
Philcox, D.; Phillips, B. [8343] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591431 Yes
Hahn, M. [577] Martinique Aechmea lingulata K002591443 Yes
Fendler, A. [833] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591432 Yes
South Africa Aechmea lingulata K:SPC-58282.000 No
Vélez, I. [3102a] Aechmea lingulata K002591438 Yes
Haylock, M. [64/552] Aechmea lingulata K002591755 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Aechmea lingulata K002591446 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0