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

Aechmea tessmannii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:
A. tessmannii
Binomial name
Aechmea tessmannii
Harms
Synonyms[1]

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

Cultivars

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Numerous cultivars are grown as ornamentals, including[5]

  • Aechmea 'Caloosa'
  • Aechmea 'Chocolate'
  • Aechmea 'Cosmic Starburst'
  • Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'
  • Aechmea 'Jupiter'
  • Aechmea 'Starbrite'
  • × Anamea 'Prima Ballerina'
  • × Androlaechmea 'Sampson'
  • × Neomea 'Leonardo'

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
  3. ^ Aguirre-Santoro, Julian; Betancur, Julio (2008). "Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia" [Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia]. Caldasia (in Spanish). 30 (2): 265–288. ISSN 0366-5232. JSTOR 23641894.
  4. ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
  5. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009