Taxon: Bromelia karatas L.

Summary

Genus:

Bromelia

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Subfamily:

Bromelioideae

Nomen number:

310332

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:285. 1753

Comment:

possibly a synonym of Bromelia plumieri, q.v.

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/02/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
Fournet, J. 1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique Note: = Bromelia plumieri
Gooding, E. G. et al. 1965. Flora of Barbados.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. Note: = Bromelia plumieri
Moscoso, R. M. 1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Central America			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela		not confirmed here	Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Suriname, Venezuela (not confirmed here)
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Reference(s)

Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1681. Note: = Bromelia plumieri, type not known?

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310332. Accessed 8 October 2026.