Biology:Aechmea fendleri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aechmea fendleri
Bromeliaceae - Aechmea fendleri-1.JPG
Inflorescence of Aechmea fendleri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Species:
A. fendleri
Binomial name
Aechmea fendleri
André ex Mez

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

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[4]

  • Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
  • Aechmea 'Flamingo'
  • Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
  • Aechmea 'Lilac Cloud'
  • Aechmea 'Pink Rocket'
  • Aechmea 'Purple Velvet'
  • Aechmea 'Romero'
  • Aechmea 'Royanne'
  • Aechmea 'Shelldancer'
  • Aechmea 'Spring Beauty'
  • × Canmea 'Carmin'
  • × Ursumea 'Ma Williams'
Close-up of flowers

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. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

Wikidata ☰ Q4687239 entry