Platyaechmea
Encyclopedia
Platyaechmea is a subgenus
of the genus Aechmea
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Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
of the genus Aechmea
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...
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Species
- Aechmea anomala L.B. Smith
- Aechmea chantiniiAechmea chantiniiAechmea chantinii is a bromeliad typical of Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil. Commonly known as Amazonian Zebra Plant, it is often used as an ornamental plant.The following subspecies are recognized :...
(Carrière) Baker - Aechmea cucullataAechmea cucullataAechmea cucullata is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
H. Luther - Aechmea dichlamydeaAechmea dichlamydeaAechmea dichlamydea is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela.-Cultivars:* Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'* Aechmea 'Shelldancer'-References:* retrieved 3 November 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
Baker - Aechmea distichanthaAechmea distichanthaAechmea distichantha is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant....
Lemaire - Aechmea fasciataAechmea fasciataAechmea fasciata is a bromeliad native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species in this genus, and it is often used like a house plant....
(Lindley) Baker - Aechmea manzanaresianaAechmea manzanaresianaAechmea manzanaresiana is a species of plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
H. Luther - Aechmea mooreiAechmea mooreiAechmea moorei is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador and Peru.-Cultivars:* Aechmea 'Jack'* Aechmea 'Peggy Joe'-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009* Retrieved 25 September 2010...
H. Luther - Aechmea mulfordiiAechmea mulfordiiAechmea mulfordii , which is native to Brazil, as well as the other plants in this genus are mostly epiphytic, which means that they live up in the branches of the trees and exist mainly on the moisture and nutrients they obtain from the air...
L.B. Smith - Aechmea reclinata C. Sastre & R. Brithmer
- Aechmea retusaAechmea retusaAechmea retusa is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador.-Cultivars:* Aechmea 'Brimstone'* Aechmea 'Hellfire'* Aechmea 'Hercules'* Aechmea 'Laura Lynn'* Aechmea 'Orange River'* Aechmea 'Yapi'...
L.B. Smith - Aechmea romeroiAechmea romeroiAechmea romeroi is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador.-References:* Retrieved 12 October 2009...
L.B. Smith - Aechmea serrataAechmea serrataAechmea serrata is a species of the genus Aechmea.-Cultivars:* Aechmea 'Eileen'* Aechmea 'Henrietta'* xAnamea 'Raspberry Ice'-References:* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
(Linnaeus) Mez - Aechmea smithiorumAechmea smithiorumAechmea smithiorum is a species of the genus Aechmea.-References:* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
Mez - Aechmea tessmanniiAechmea tessmanniiAechmea tessmannii is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador.-Cultivars:* Aechmea 'Caloosa'* Aechmea 'Chocolate'* Aechmea 'Cosmic Starburst'* Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'* Aechmea 'Jupiter'...
Harms - Aechmea tillandsioidesAechmea tillandsioidesAechmea tillandsioides is a bromeliad native from Brazil, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.- References :* Retrieved 11 October 2009-External links:...
(Martius ex Schultes f.) Baker - Aechmea wittmackianaAechmea wittmackianaAechmea wittmackiana is a species of the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil.-References:* retrieved 22 October 2009* Retrieved 11 October 2009...
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