Aechmea comata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2] This species is endemic to southern Brazil.[1][3]

Aechmea comata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:
A. comata
Binomial name
Aechmea comata
Synonyms[1]
  • Pothuava comata Gaudich.
  • Hoplophytum comatum (Gaudich.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia comata (Gaudich.) Baker
  • Hoplophytum tetrastachyum Beer
  • Hoplophytum lindenii E.Morren
  • Aechmea lindenii (E.Morren) Baker
  • Macrochordion lindenii (E.Morren) Wittm.
  • Aechmea makoyana Jacob-Makoy
  • Hoplophytum lineatum W.Bull
  • Lamprococcus speciosus W.Bull
  • Hoplophytum makoyanum Micheli
  • Billbergia forgetiana Sander
  • Aechmea lindenii var. makoyana Mez
  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm.
  • Ortgiesia lindenii (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Ortgiesia lindenii var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Infraspecifics

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Varieties
  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B. Smith[4]
Cultivars

Many cultivars have been created, including:[5]

  • Aechmea 'Covata'
  • Aechmea 'Covata Too'
  • Aechmea 'Golden Comet'
  • Aechmea 'Gotha'
  • Aechmea 'Julian Nally'
  • Aechmea 'Keith's Comet'

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Aechmea comata (Gaudich.) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  4. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  5. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009