Aechmea chantinii - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Aechmea chantinii is a bromeliad

Bromeliaceae

Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...

typical of Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...

vegetation

Vegetation

Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...

in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Commonly known as Amazonian Zebra Plant, it is often used as an ornamental plant

Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

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The following subspecies are recognized :

Aechmea chantinii var. chantinii (Carrière) Baker
John Gilbert Baker
John Gilbert Baker was an English botanist.Baker was born in Guisborough, the son of John and Mary Baker and educated at Quaker schools in Ackworth and York....

, 1889
Aechmea chantinii var. fuchsii H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988).

Cultivars

Aechmea 'Albright Red'
Aechmea 'Amazonense'
Aechmea 'Amazonia'
Aechmea 'Ash Blonde'
Aechmea 'Bill Barrett'
Aechmea 'Bill Hobbs'
Aechmea 'Black'
Aechmea 'Black Ebony'
Aechmea 'Black Goddess'
Aechmea 'Black Ice'
Aechmea 'Black Magic'
Aechmea 'Black Prince'
Aechmea 'Bob Alonzo'
Aechmea 'Chantata'
Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
Aechmea 'Checkmate'
Aechmea 'Cinnamon Twist'
Aechmea 'Cloudburst'
Aechmea 'Dana J'
Aechmea 'Dark DeLeon'
Aechmea 'Dark Goddess'
Aechmea 'Dennis B.'
Aechmea 'Dwarf'
Aechmea 'Early Bird'
Aechmea 'Echidna'
Aechmea 'Fascini'
Aechmea 'Fia'
Aechmea 'Filip Van Onsem'
Aechmea 'Flamingo'

Aechmea 'Foster's Chant'

Aechmea 'Francis'

Aechmea 'Friederike'

Aechmea 'Frosty'

Aechmea 'Fulgo-Chantinii'

Aechmea 'Gold Nugget'

Aechmea 'Green Ice'

Aechmea 'Grey Ghost'

Aechmea 'Hapu Ram'

Aechmea 'Harlequin'

Aechmea 'Ilse'

Aechmea 'J.C. Superstar'

Aechmea 'Jackson'

Aechmea 'John Winston'

Aechmea 'Little Harv'

Aechmea 'Mako Santan'

Aechmea 'Midnight Special'

Aechmea 'Morris Henry Hobbs'

Aechmea 'Nigre'

Aechmea 'Noir'

Aechmea 'Norway'

Aechmea 'Olive's Delight'

Aechmea 'Orange Sherbert'

Aechmea 'Pacifica'

Aechmea 'Pink Goddess'

Aechmea 'RaRu'

Aechmea 'Red Goddess'

Aechmea 'Ruby'

Aechmea 'Samurai'

Aechmea 'Saturn'

Aechmea 'Shogun'

Aechmea 'Silver Goddess'

Aechmea 'Ski Track'

Aechmea 'Skyrocket'

Aechmea 'Snippy Lynn'

Aechmea 'Snow Flake'

Aechmea 'Solid Silver'

Aechmea 'Stripes on Stripes'

Aechmea 'Summerland'

Aechmea 'Sweden'

Aechmea 'Thai Red'

Aechmea 'Tillantini'

Aechmea 'Tropic Torch'

Aechmea 'Very Black'

Aechmea 'Vista'

xAechopsis 'Santa Cruz'

xAnamea 'Pink Scorpion'

xCanmea 'Galaxy'

xCanmea 'Smokey'

xHohenmea 'Betsy McCrory'

xNeomea 'Arla Rutledge'

xNeomea 'Big Rusty'

xNeomea 'Black Snow'

xNeomea 'Eugenia'

xNeomea 'Marnieri'

xNeomea 'Memoria Ralph Davis'

xNeomea 'San Diego'

xNeomea 'Stardust'

xNidumea 'Margaret J'

External links

Aechmea chantinii photo

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