Aechmea rubens

Aechmea rubens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Species: A. rubens
Binomial name
Aechmea rubens
(L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith
Synonyms[1]

Gravisia rubens L.B.Sm.

Aechmea rubens is a species in the genus Aechmea. It was described from specimens cultivated in the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, supposedly grown from Brazilian material. Exactly place of origin unknown, and the species has not been located in the wild.[2]

Cultivars

Several cultivars are recognized[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. Notes on Bromeliaceae, XVIII. Phytologia 8(5): 218-219.
  3. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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