Aechmea retusa
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Aechmea retusa is a species of the genus Aechmea
. This species is native
to Ecuador
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Aechmea
Aechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The name comes from the Greek “aichme” . Aechmea has 8 subgenera and 255 species distributed from Mexico through South America...
. This species is native
Native plant
Native plant is a term to describe plants endemic or naturalized to a given area in geologic time.This includes plants that have developed, occur naturally, or existed for many years in an area...
to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Cultivars
- Aechmea 'Brimstone'Aechmea 'Brimstone''Brimstone' is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Aechmea in the Bromeliad family....
- Aechmea 'Hellfire'Aechmea 'Hellfire'Hellfire is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Aechmea in the Bromeliad family....
- Aechmea 'Hercules'Aechmea 'Hercules'Hercules is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Aechmea in the Bromeliad family....
- Aechmea 'Laura Lynn'
- Aechmea 'Orange River'Aechmea 'Orange River'Orange River is a hybrid cultivar of the genus Aechmea in the Bromeliad family....
- Aechmea 'Yapi'