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Aechmea magdalenae

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Wikipedia Abstract

Aechmea magdalenae, also known as ixtle, is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America, southern Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. Aechmea magdalenae is grown in southern Mexico for its silky fibers.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Predators

Diaspis boisduvalii (boisduval scale)[3]
Dynastor darius (The leaf butterfly)[4]
Furcaspis biformis (orchid scale)[3]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0