Aechmea zebrina

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Aechmea zebrina
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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. zebrina
Binomial name
Aechmea zebrina
L.B.Sm.
Synonyms [1]

Platyaechmea zebrina(L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea zebrina is a plant species in the genus Aechmea . This species is native to Ecuador and Colombia; [1] [2] it is relatively common in the lowland Amazon region of eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia. [3]

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Description

Aechmea zebrina is a large epiphytic bromeliad that can grow more than 1 metre tall and wide and hold nearly 4 litres of water between its leaves. It typically occurs in the upper canopy of overstory trees at heights of 18–45 m. A single tree can host more than 150 Aechmea zebrina. [3]

Aechmea zebrina in its natural arboreal habitat in Ecuador. Aechmea zebrina in situ.png
Aechmea zebrina in its natural arboreal habitat in Ecuador.

Cultivars

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0-915279-60-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
  3. 1 2 McCracken, Shawn F.; Forstner, Michael R. J. (2014). "Oil Road Effects on the Anuran Community of a High Canopy Tank Bromeliad (Aechmea zebrina) in the Upper Amazon Basin, Ecuador". PLOS ONE. 9 (1) e85470. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...985470M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085470 . PMC   3885719 . PMID   24416414.
  4. 1 2 3 BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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