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Aechmea dichlamydea

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Aechmea dichlamydea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Bromelioideae
Genus:
Aechmea
Subgenus:
Platyaechmea
Species:
A. dichlamydea
Binomial name
Aechmea dichlamydea
Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Platyaechmea dichlamydea (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea nichollsii Baker

Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3][4]

Cultivars

Varieties

Three botanical varieties are recognized:[1]

  1. Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago
  2. Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre
  3. Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  3. ^ Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
  4. ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
  5. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009


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