Aechmea angustifolia
Aechmea angustifolia | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
Genus: | Aechmea |
Species: | A. angustifolia |
Binomial name | |
Aechmea angustifolia Poeppig & Endlicher | |
Synonyms[1] | |
|
Aechmea angustifolia is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Cultivars
The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[8]
- Aechmea 'Brimstone'
- Aechmea 'El Morro'
- Aechmea 'Hellfire'
- Aechmea 'La Espriella'
- Aechmea 'Regine de Ligne'
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ↑ Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
- ↑ Morales, J.F. (2009). Novedades y notas misceláneas en las Bromeliaceae de Mesoamérica. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 113-116.
- ↑ Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
- ↑ Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
- ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.