Aechmea smithiorum

Aechmea smithiorum is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It is a medium-sized bromeliad with broad green leaves and a striking white rosette.

Aechmea smithiorum
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. smithiorum
Binomial name
Aechmea smithiorum
Mez
Synonyms[1]
  • Platyaechmea smithiorum (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea lavandulacea C.H.Wright

Aechmea smithiorum is a rare bromeliad that grows as an epiphyte and sometime terrestrially. It is indigenous to seasonal forest and lower montane rainforests of the Lesser Antilles: Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada.[2]

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Aechmea smithiorum var. longistipitata E.Gross - St. Vincent
  2. Aechmea smithiorum var. smithiorum - Lesser Antilles

Cultivars
  • Aechmea 'Amethyst'[3]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Aechmea smithiorum Mez var. smithiorum". Plants of Saint Lucia. © 2012 Roger Graveson. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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