| Aechmea dichlamydea | |
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| Aechmea dichlamydea at the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea |
| Species: | A. dichlamydea
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| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea dichlamydea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3][4]
Varieties[edit]
Three botanical varieties are recognized:[1]
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre
- Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad
Cultivars[edit]
- Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'
- Aechmea 'Shelldancer'[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1). ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
- ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
- ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009