Aechmea fulgens

Aechmea fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Lamprococcus
Species:	A. fulgens
Binomial name
Aechmea fulgens Brongniart
Synonyms[1]
Lamprococcus fulgens (Brongn.) Beer Aechmea discolor C.Morren Lamprococcus fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Beer Aechmea fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Baker

Aechmea fulgens (Coralberry) is a bromeliad, which is often used like an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in following states: Bahia and Pernambuco.

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Burning Bush'
• Aechmea 'Festival'
• Aechmea 'Fulgida'
• Aechmea 'Ice-T'
• Aechmea 'Jeanne Eunice'
• Aechmea 'Torch'

See also

• List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

External links

• Aechmea fulgens
• (Portuguese) Aechmea fulgens