Aechmea angustifolia

Aechmea angustifolia is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Aechmea angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Species:
A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Aechmea angustifolia
Poeppig & Endlicher
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplophytum angustifolium (Poepp. & Endl.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia angustifolia (Poepp. & Endl.) Baker
  • Aechmea cumingii Baker
  • Aechmea leucocarpa André
  • Aechmea eggersii Mez
  • Aechmea boliviana Rusby
  • Aechmea cylindrica Mez
  • Aechmea inconspicua Harms
  • Aechmea dryanderae Harms
  • Aechmea andradei Gilmartin

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[8]

  • Aechmea 'Brimstone'
  • Aechmea 'El Morro'
  • Aechmea 'Hellfire'
  • Aechmea 'La Espriella'
  • Aechmea 'Regine de Ligne'

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  4. 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.
  5. Morales, J.F. (2009). Novedades y notas misceláneas en las Bromeliaceae de Mesoamérica. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 113-116.
  6. Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
  7. 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.
  8. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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