Aechmea nudicaulis | |
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1817 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Aechmea |
Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Pothuava |
Species: | A. nudicaulis |
Binomial name | |
Aechmea nudicaulis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Aechmea nudicaulis is a bromeliad species in the genus Aechmea , which is often used as an ornamental plant. [3] This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, central and southern Mexico, and northern and central South America. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
The following varieties are recognized : [2]
A number of cultivars derived from this species are commercially available. These are either selected forms, or hybrids arising from crosses with other species, including:
Aechmea bromeliifolia is a bromeliad native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and South America as far south as northern Argentina.
Aechmea cylindrata is a bromeliad, native to southeastern Brazil from São Paulo to Santa Catarina. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is often used as an ornamental plant.
Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil. It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Aechmea perforata is a bromeliad native to Brazil, States of Bahia and Espírito Santo. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
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. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
Billbergia nutans, or Queen's-tears, is an epiphytic bromeliad native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.
Hohenbergia stellata is a perennial species of the genus Hohenbergia. It is native to Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Venezuela, and northeastern Brazil.
Aechmea coelestis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aechmea. This is a species that is native to southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina.
Dyckia leptostachya is a plant species in the genus Dyckia. This species is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Aechmea alba is a species of plant in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Aechmea aquilega is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad, Jamaica and Costa Rica.
Aechmea bambusoides is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil. It is native to the States of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Mature fruits (berries) are pyriform, white and contain seeds spread in a fleshy transparent mucilage. Seeds are falcate-shaped, with a narrow micropylar portion, rough texture, brown-red colour and no appendages.
Aechmea comata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. This species is endemic to southern Brazil.
Aechmea emmerichiae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Chapada Diamantina National Park in eastern Brazil.
Aechmea organensis is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to southeastern Brazil.
Aechmea caudata is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul.
Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Tillandsia geminiflora is a species in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the Misiones Province of Argentina.
Tillandsia polystachia is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Venezuela.
Dyckia remotiflora is a plant species in the genus Dyckia. It is native to Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.