Aechmea fulgens

Aechmea fulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus
Species:	A. fulgens
Binomial name
Aechmea fulgens Brongn.
Synonyms [1]
Lamprococcus fulgens(Brongn.) Beer Aechmea discolorC.Morren Lamprococcus fulgens var. discolor(C.Morren) Brongn. ex Beer Aechmea fulgens var. discolor(C.Morren) Brongn. ex Baker

Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in the following states: Bahia and Pernambuco. It has an upright open rosette shape and after blooming, becomes a reddish orange. It blooms one time before dying.

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Burning Bush'
• Aechmea 'Festival'
• Aechmea 'Fulgida'
• Aechmea 'Ice-T'
• Aechmea 'Jeanne Eunice'
• Aechmea 'Torch'

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

External links

• Aechmea fulgens Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Portuguese) Aechmea fulgens