Aechmea orlandiana

Aechmea orlandiana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Aechmea
Species:	A. orlandiana
Binomial name
*Aechmea orlandiana* L.B.Sm.

Aechmea orlandiana is species in the genus Aechmea endemic to Brazil.^[1] The plant was originally collected by the Fosters in 1939 in Espírito Santo, Brazil and described by in 1941 L.B. Smith. He named it for the city of Orlando Florida based upon it being the Foster’s adopted home town and the orange bracts and white flowers also being the city colors of Orlando.^[2]

The following subspecies are recognized:^[1]

Aechmea orlandiana subsp. belloi E.Pereira & Leme (1986)
Aechmea orlandiana subsp. orlandiana

Cultivars

Cultivars include:^[3]

Aechmea 'Belizia'
Aechmea 'Bert'
Aechmea 'Big Beauty'
Aechmea 'Big Ben'
Aechmea 'Bittersweet'
Aechmea 'Black Bands'
Aechmea 'Black Beauty'
Aechmea 'By Golly'
Aechmea 'Charlie'
Aechmea 'Cloudburst'
Aechmea 'Ensign'
Aechmea 'First Joy'

Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
Aechmea 'Gold Tone'
Aechmea 'Haiku'
Aechmea 'Hayward'
Aechmea 'Inky'
Aechmea 'Jean Merkel'
Aechmea 'Little Bert'
Aechmea 'Medio Picta'
Aechmea 'Muelleri'
Aechmea 'Rainbow'
Aechmea 'Tiger'
Aechmea 'White Knight'

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Foster, Mulford B. and Racine (1945). Air Gardens of Brazil. Lancaster, PA: Jaques Cattell Press.
↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

External links

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