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Aechmea chantinii

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Species of flowering plant

Amazonian zebra plant
Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species: A. chantinii
Binomial name
Aechmea chantinii
(Carrière) Baker
Synonyms
  • Billbergia chantinii Carrière
  • Platyaechmea chantinii (Carrière) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea amazonica Ule
  • Aechmea chantinii f. amazonica (Ule) H.Luther

Aechmea chantinii, commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, is a species bromeliad often used as an ornamental plant. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

The following subspecies are recognized :

  • Aechmea chantinii var. chantinii (Carrière) Baker, 1889 - most of species range
  • Aechmea chantinii var. fuchsii H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988). - Ecuador

There are numerous cultivars of A. chantinii.

References

  1. ^ 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. Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009

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Taxon identifiers
Aechmea chantinii
Billbergia chantinii


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