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Aechmea recurvata

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Species of flowering plant

Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species: A. recurvata
Binomial name
Aechmea recurvata
(Klotzsch) L.B. Smith
Synonyms
  • Macrochordion recurvatum Klotzsch
  • Ortgiesia recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Aechmea benrathii Mez
  • Aechmea rupestris F.Muell. ex Ule
  • Aechmea ortgiesii Baker

Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Varieties

Three varieties are recognized:

  1. Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii (Mez) Reitz - Santa Catarina
  2. Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii (Baker) Reitz - São Paulo
  3. Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata - most of species range

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Many cultivars are recorded, including

  • Aechmea 'A l'Orange'
  • Aechmea 'Ametista'
  • Aechmea 'Angulation'
  • Aechmea 'Avarua'
  • Aechmea 'Blue Bonnet'
  • Aechmea 'Blue Imp'
  • Aechmea 'Blue Pacific'
  • Aechmea 'Brett Terrace'
  • Aechmea 'Bronze Age'
  • Aechmea 'Cardinalis'
  • Aechmea 'Chardonnay'
  • Aechmea 'Charles Hodgson'
  • Aechmea 'Covata'
  • Aechmea 'Covata Too'
  • Aechmea 'Dee'
  • Aechmea 'Donna Marie'
  • Aechmea 'Echidna'
  • Aechmea 'Flame'
  • Aechmea 'Flaming Star'
  • Aechmea 'Gemma'
  • Aechmea 'Grapehead'
  • Aechmea 'Karamea Topsy'
  • Aechmea 'Kiwi Baker'
  • Aechmea 'Light Rays'
  • Aechmea 'Lotus'
  • Aechmea 'Mary Brett'
  • Aechmea 'Orangeade'
  • Aechmea 'Paraguay'
  • Aechmea 'Phoenix'
  • Aechmea 'Pica'
  • Aechmea 'Royal Robe'
  • Aechmea 'Saturn'
  • Aechmea 'Suave'
  • Aechmea 'Sunrays'
  • Aechmea 'Sunrise'
  • Aechmea 'Tokuri'
  • Aechmea 'Yellow Throat'
  • × Billmea 'Barbara Ellen'
  • × Billmea 'Casper'
  • × Billmea 'Curlylocks'
  • × Billmea 'Rosebud'
  • × Neomea 'Dennis'
  • × Neomea 'Olympiad'
  • × Neomea 'Peter Kearney'
  • × Quesmea 'Flame'

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  3. Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
Taxon identifiers
Aechmea recurvata
Macrochordion recurvatum


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