Biology:Aechmea calyculata

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Short description: Species of plant

Aechmea calyculata
Aechmea calyculata 04.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:
A. calyculata
Binomial name
Aechmea calyculata
(E.Morren) Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoplophytum calyculatum E.Morren
  • Hohenbergia calyculata (E.Morren) Baker
  • Ortgiesia calyculata (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Macrochordion nudiusculum K.Koch
  • Macrochordion luteum Regel & Linden
  • Aechmea selloana Baker
  • Aechmea lutea (Regel & Linden) Voss
  • Aechmea thyrsigera Speg.
  • Aechmea gamosepala A.Cast.
  • Chevaliera thyrsigera (Speg.) Mez
  • Aechmea calyculata var. variegata Strehl

Aechmea calyculata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.[2]

Distribution

The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira).[3] It is native to southern Brazil in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul; and in eastern Argentina in Misiones province.[1][4][5][6]

Cultivars and hybrids

Cultivars and hybrids of Aechmea calyculata include:

  • Aechmea 'Alaya'[7]
  • Aechmea 'Ann Vincent'
  • Aechmea 'Gemma'
  • Aechmea 'Len Butt'
  • Aechmea 'Mini-Cal'
  • Aechmea 'Phoenix'
  • Aechmea 'Solo'
  • × Nidumea 'Loeseneri'

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121581-1. 
  3. DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO" ; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−(in Portuguese), abstract−(in English) species lists−(in Latin). accessed 30 May 2016.
  4. Dimitri, M. J. 1974. La flora arborea del Parq. Nac. Iguazu. An. Parq. Nac. 12: 1–179.
  5. Forzza, R. C. 2010; Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil ; Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state.
  6. Castellanos, A. 1944. Bromeliaceae Agentinae novae vel criticae. Lilloa 10(2): 445–467.
  7. BSI BCR Entry for 'Alaya'

Wikidata ☰ Q2825496 entry