Aechmea fendleri is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3]
Aechmea fendleri | |
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Inflorescence of Aechmea fendleri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Aechmea |
Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Aechmea |
Species: | A. fendleri
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Binomial name | |
Aechmea fendleri André ex Mez
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Cultivars
editThe species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[4]
- Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
- Aechmea 'Flamingo'
- Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
- Aechmea 'Lilac Cloud'
- Aechmea 'Pink Rocket'
- Aechmea 'Purple Velvet'
- Aechmea 'Romero'
- Aechmea 'Royanne'
- Aechmea 'Shelldancer'
- Aechmea 'Spring Beauty'
- × Canmea 'Carmin'
- × Ursumea 'Ma Williams'
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
- ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009