Acanthostachys strobilacea (Schult. & Schult.f.) Klotzsch

Common Name: Pinecone Bromeliad
Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)

Description: Epiphytic plant with long pendant, very narrow, succulent and channeled leaves deep green with gray scurf and spiny; inflorescence on reed like stems bearing red cone like fruit. Sub-tropical climate.

USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198500778
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 3311 - NEOB: Cycads
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-19-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: commelinids
Order: Poales
SubOrder:
Family: Bromeliaceae
SubFamily: Bromelioideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil West-Central / Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil South / Argentina Northeast / Paraguay

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, January 09, 2017.

data regenerated on Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:54:09 -0400 [bcm v4.0]