Cryptanthus acaulis
A species in the Bromeliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Cryptanthus
- Species
- Cryptanthus acaulis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1856
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cryptanthus acaulis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bromelia pumilaName author: hort. ex Schult.f.
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. acaulisName author: Not supplied
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. argenteusName author: Beer
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. discolorName author: (Otto & A.Dietr.) Mez
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. genuinaName author: Mez
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. genuinusName author: Mez
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. purpureusName author: Baker
- Cryptanthus acaulis var. ruberName author: Beer
- Cryptanthus discolorName author: Otto & A.Dietr.
- Cryptanthus pumilusName author: hort. ex Gentil
- Cryptanthus sinuosusName author: L.B.Sm.
- Cryptanthus testaceusName author: É.Morren ex Baker
- Cryptanthus undulatusName author: Otto & A.Dietr.
- Cryptanthus undulatus var. purpureusName author: (Baker) Baker
- Cryptanthus undulatus var. ruberName author: (Beer) Baker
- Madvigia densifloraName author: Liebm.
- Tillandsia acaulisName author: Lindl.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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