Aechmea chantinii

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Amazonian zebra plant
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Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:
A. chantinii
Binomial name
Aechmea chantinii
Synonyms [1]
  • Billbergia chantiniiCarrière
  • Platyaechmea chantinii(Carrière) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea amazonicaUle
  • Aechmea chantinii f. amazonica(Ule) H.Luther

Aechmea chantinii is a bromeliad native to the Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1] [2] [3] Commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, it is often used as an ornamental plant.

The following subspecies are recognized :

There are numerous cultivars of A. chantinii. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
  4. ↑ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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