Aechmea distichantha

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Aechmea distichantha
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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. distichantha
Binomial name
Aechmea distichantha
Synonyms [1]
  • Billbergia distichostachyaLem.
  • Billbergia polystachyaLindl. & Paxton
  • Platyaechmea distichantha(Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Quesnelia disticantha(Lem.) Lindm.
  • Hoplophytum distichanthum(Lem.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia distichantha(Lem.) Baker
  • Aechmea distichantha var. typicaL.B.Sm.
  • Tillandsia polystachiaVell.
  • Billbergia polystachiaLindl. & Paxton
  • Hoplophytum polystachium(Lindl. & Paxton) Beer
  • Aechmea hookeriLem.
  • Aechmea excavataBaker
  • Aechmea brasiliensisRegel
  • Aechmea myriophyllaE.Morren ex Baker
  • Aechmea microphyllaMez
  • Aechmea polystachia(Lindl. & Paxton) Mez
  • Nidularium hydrophorumRojas
  • Aechmea platyphyllaHassl.
  • Aechmea glazioviiBaker
  • Hoiriri polystachya(Baker) Kuntze
  • Platyaechmea distichantha var. glaziovii(Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea minorE.Morren
  • Aechmea pulchellaE.Morren ex Mez
  • Aechmea regeliiMez
  • Chevaliera grandicepsGriseb.
  • Aechmea grandiceps(Griseb.) Mez
  • Aechmea rubraSilveira
  • Aechmea involucriferaMez

Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

Contents

The following varieties are recognized: [1]

  1. Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  2. Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) - southeastern Brazil
  3. Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892) - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  4. Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979) - Rio de Janeiro State

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
  3. ↑ Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.


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