Pseudaechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek pseudos (false) and the genus Aechmea.[1] The genus was established by Lyman Smith and R.W. Read in 1982.[2] The sole species is Pseudaechmea ambigua, treated as a synonym of Billbergia ambigua by Plants of the World Online as of November 2022[update].
| Pseudaechmea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudaechmea L.B.Sm. & Read |
| Species: | P. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudaechmea ambigua L.B.Sm. & Read
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Notes
edit- ^ "Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- ^ Phytologia 52(1):49-60: (1982)
External links
edit- BSI Genera Gallery photos