Aechmea dichlamydea
"Aechmea dichlamydea" at the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Aechmea dichlamydea at the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:
A. dichlamydea
Binomial name
Aechmea dichlamydea
Synonyms[1]
  • Platyaechmea dichlamydea (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea nichollsii Baker

Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3][4]

Varieties

Three botanical varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago
  2. Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre
  3. Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad

Cultivars

  • Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'
  • Aechmea 'Shelldancer'[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  3. ↑ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
  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


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