Aechmea_fendleri

<i>Aechmea fendleri</i>

Aechmea fendleri

Species of flowering plant

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

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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. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [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. [3]
    Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
  4. [4]
    BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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