Aechmea fendleri
| Aechmea fendleri | |
|---|---|
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| Inflorescence of Aechmea fendleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Species: | A. fendleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea fendleri André ex Mez | |
Aechmea fendleri is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3]
Cultivars
The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[4]
- Aechmea 'Blue Beauty'
- Aechmea 'Flamingo'
- Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
- Aechmea 'Lilac Cloud'
- Aechmea 'Pink Rocket'
- Aechmea 'Purple Velvet'
- Aechmea 'Romero'
- Aechmea 'Royanne'
- Aechmea 'Shelldancer'
- Aechmea 'Spring Beauty'
- xCanmea 'Carmin'
- xUrsumea 'Ma Williams'
Close-up on flowers
References
- ↑ 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 Retrieved 11 October 2009
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