Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 593. 1864.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Curujey (Cuba), Pega palo (Dominican Republic), Pega pollo (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Bromelia nudicaulis L. (Sp. Pl. 286. 1753.), Pothuava nudicaulis (L.) Regel (Gartenflora 31: 291. 1096. 1882.),
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