Aechmea victoriana

Aechmea victoriana is a plant species in the genus Aechmea.

Aechmea victoriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus
Species:
A. victoriana
Binomial name
Aechmea victoriana
L.B.Sm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Lamprococcus victorianus (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea capixabae L.B.Sm.
  • Aechmea victoriana var. discolor M.B.Foster
  • Lamprococcus victorianus var. discolor (M.B.Foster) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

This bromeliad is endemic to the State of Espírito Santo and to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), located in southeastern Brazil.[1][2]

Cultivars
  • Aechmea 'Cherokee Maid'[3]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  3. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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