Aechmea recurvata

Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii
Unidentified variety
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:	A. recurvata
Binomial name
Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B. Smith
Synonyms [1]
Macrochordion recurvatumKlotzsch Ortgiesia recurvata(Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea benrathiiMez Aechmea rupestrisF.Muell. ex Ule Aechmea ortgiesiiBaker

Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea . This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Varieties

Three varieties are recognized: ^[1]

1. Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii(Mez) Reitz - Santa Catarina
2. Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii(Baker) Reitz - São Paulo
3. Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata - most of species range

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Many cultivars are recorded, including ^[4]

• Aechmea 'A l'Orange'
• Aechmea 'Ametista'
• Aechmea 'Angulation'
• Aechmea 'Avarua'
• Aechmea 'Blue Bonnet'
• Aechmea 'Blue Imp'
• Aechmea 'Blue Pacific'
• Aechmea 'Brett Terrace'
• Aechmea 'Bronze Age'
• Aechmea 'Cardinalis'
• Aechmea 'Chardonnay'
• Aechmea 'Charles Hodgson'
• Aechmea 'Covata'
• Aechmea 'Covata Too'
• Aechmea 'Dee'
• Aechmea 'Donna Marie'
• Aechmea 'Echidna'
• Aechmea 'Flame'
• Aechmea 'Flaming Star'
• Aechmea 'Gemma'
• Aechmea 'Grapehead'
• Aechmea 'Karamea Topsy'
• Aechmea 'Kiwi Baker'
• Aechmea 'Light Rays'
• Aechmea 'Lotus'
• Aechmea 'Mary Brett'
• Aechmea 'Orangeade'
• Aechmea 'Paraguay'
• Aechmea 'Phoenix'
• Aechmea 'Pica'
• Aechmea 'Royal Robe'
• Aechmea 'Saturn'
• Aechmea 'Suave'
• Aechmea 'Sunrays'
• Aechmea 'Sunrise'
• Aechmea 'Tokuri'
• Aechmea 'Yellow Throat'
• × Billmea 'Barbara Ellen'
• × Billmea 'Casper'
• × Billmea 'Curlylocks'
• × Billmea 'Rosebud'
• × Neomea 'Dennis'
• × Neomea 'Olympiad'
• × Neomea 'Peter Kearney'
• × Quesmea 'Flame'

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009