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Aechmea distichantha

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Species of flowering plant

Aechmea distichantha
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. distichantha
Binomial name
Aechmea distichantha
Lem.
Synonyms
  • Billbergia distichostachya Lem.
  • Billbergia polystachya Lindl. & Paxton
  • Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Quesnelia disticantha (Lem.) Lindm.
  • Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker
  • Aechmea distichantha var. typica L.B.Sm.
  • Tillandsia polystachia Vell.
  • Billbergia polystachia Lindl. & Paxton
  • Hoplophytum polystachium (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer
  • Aechmea hookeri Lem.
  • Aechmea excavata Baker
  • Aechmea brasiliensis Regel
  • Aechmea myriophylla E.Morren ex Baker
  • Aechmea microphylla Mez
  • Aechmea polystachia (Lindl. & Paxton) Mez
  • Nidularium hydrophorum Rojas
  • Aechmea platyphylla Hassl.
  • Aechmea glaziovii Baker
  • Hoiriri polystachya (Baker) Kuntze
  • Platyaechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea minor E.Morren
  • Aechmea pulchella E.Morren ex Mez
  • Aechmea regelii Mez
  • Chevaliera grandiceps Griseb.
  • Aechmea grandiceps (Griseb.) Mez
  • Aechmea rubra Silveira
  • Aechmea involucrifera Mez

Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

The following varieties are recognized:

  1. Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  2. Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) - southeastern Brazil
  3. Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892) - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  4. Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979) - Rio de Janeiro State

Cultivars

  • Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
  • Aechmea 'Dawson'
  • Aechmea 'Distibachii'
  • Aechmea 'Pacifica'
  • × Neomea 'Flame'
  • Flowering patch of A. disticantha Flowering patch of A. disticantha
  • A. disticantha as an epiphyte. A. disticantha as an epiphyte.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
  3. Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  4. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  5. Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

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