Aechmea leptantha

Aechmea leptantha is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, known from the States of Paraíba and Pernambuco.[1][2]

Aechmea leptantha
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. leptantha
Binomial name
Aechmea leptantha
(Harms) Leme & J.A.Siqueira
Synonyms[1]

Portea leptantha Harms

Cultivars

  • x Portemea 'Lepitana'[3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  3. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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