Aechmea dichlamydea
| Aechmea dichlamydea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Platyaechmea |
| Species: | A. dichlamydea |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea dichlamydea Baker | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3][4]
Cultivars
- Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'
- Aechmea 'Shelldancer'[5]
Varieties
Three botanical varieties are recognized:[1]
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad
References
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ↑ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
- ↑ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
- ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
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