Biology:Aechmea zebrina

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Aechmea zebrina
Aechmea zebrina ex situ.png
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. zebrina
Binomial name
Aechmea zebrina
L.B.Sm.
Synonyms[1]

Platyaechmea zebrina (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea zebrina is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador and Colombia;[1][2] it is relatively common in the lowland Amazon region of eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia.[3]

Aechmea zebrina is a large epiphytic bromeliad that can grow more than 1 metre tall and wide and hold nearly 4 litres of water between its leaves. It typically occurs in the upper canopy of overstory trees at heights of 18–45 m. A single tree can host more than 150 Aechmea zebrina.[3]

Aechmea zebrina in its natural arboreal habitat in Ecuador.

Cultivars

  • Aechmea 'Hercules'[4]
  • Aechmea 'Orinoco'[4]
  • × Neomea 'Valli'[4]

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. 3.0 3.1 McCracken, Shawn F.; Forstner, Michael R. J. (2014). "Oil Road Effects on the Anuran Community of a High Canopy Tank Bromeliad (Aechmea zebrina) in the Upper Amazon Basin, Ecuador". PLOS ONE 9 (1): e85470. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085470. PMID 24416414. Bibcode2014PLoSO...985470M. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009

Wikidata ☰ Q4687436 entry