| Aechmea tessmannii | |
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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. tessmannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea tessmannii Harms
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Platyaechmea tessmannii (Harms) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress | |
Aechmea tessmannii is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.[1][2][3][4]
Cultivars[edit]
Numerous cultivars are grown as ornamentals, including[5]
- Aechmea 'Caloosa'
- Aechmea 'Chocolate'
- Aechmea 'Cosmic Starburst'
- Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'
- Aechmea 'Jupiter'
- Aechmea 'Starbrite'
- × Anamea 'Prima Ballerina'
- × Androlaechmea 'Sampson'
- × Neomea 'Leonardo'
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
- ^ Aguirre-Santoro, Julian; Betancur, Julio (2008). "Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia" [Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia]. Caldasia (in Spanish). 30 (2): 265–288. ISSN 0366-5232. JSTOR 23641894.
- ^ 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