Biology:Aechmea tessmannii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aechmea tessmannii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:
A. tessmannii
Binomial name
Aechmea tessmannii
Harms
Synonyms[1]

Platyaechmea tessmannii (Harms) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea tessmannii is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.[1][2][3][4]

Cultivars

Numerous cultivars are grown as ornamentals, including[5]

  • Aechmea 'Caloosa'
  • Aechmea 'Chocolate'
  • Aechmea 'Cosmic Starburst'
  • Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'
  • Aechmea 'Jupiter'
  • Aechmea 'Starbrite'
  • × Anamea 'Prima Ballerina'
  • × Androlaechmea 'Sampson'
  • × Neomea 'Leonardo'

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". in Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S.. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador. St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. http://www.selby.org/clientuploads/research/Bromeliaceae/EcuadorBromeliaceae.pdf. 
  3. Aguirre-Santoro, Julian; Betancur, Julio (2008). "Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia" (in es). Caldasia 30 (2): 265–288. ISSN 0366-5232. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/39169. 
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q4687404 entry