Aechmea tessmannii

Aechmea tessmannii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Platyaechmea
Species: A. tessmannii
Binomial name
Aechmea tessmannii
Harms
Synonyms[1]

Platyaechmea tessmannii (Harms) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea tessmannii is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.[1][2][3][4]

Cultivars

Numerous cultivars are grown as ornamentals, including[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
  3. Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
  4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
  5. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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