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Aechmea
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes. Subgenera Subgenera include: * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Aechmea'' Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Chevaliera'' (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Lamprococcus'' (Beer) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Macrochordion'' (De Vriese) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Ortgiesia'' (Regel) Mez * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Platyaechmea'' (Baker) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Podaechmea'' Mez * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Pothuava'' (Baker) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Streptocalyx'' ined. Species , Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Subg
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes. Subgenera Subgenera include: * Aechmea subg. Aechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Aechmea'' Baker * Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Chevaliera'' (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker * Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Lamprococcus'' (Beer) Baker * Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Macrochordion'' (De Vriese) Baker * Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Ortgiesia'' (Regel) Mez * Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Platyaechmea'' (Baker) Baker * Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Podaechmea'' Mez * Aechmea subg. Pothuava, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Anomala
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes. Subgenera Subgenera include: * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Aechmea'' Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Chevaliera'' (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Lamprococcus'' (Beer) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Macrochordion'' (De Vriese) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Ortgiesia'' (Regel) Mez * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Platyaechmea'' (Baker) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Podaechmea'' Mez * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Pothuava'' (Baker) Baker * ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Streptocalyx'' ined. Species , Plants of the World Online listed the following species: {{Columns-list, colwidth=22em, *'' Aechmea abbreviata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *'' Aech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Fasciata
''Aechmea fasciata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is commonly called the silver vase or urn plant and is native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species in this genus, and it is often grown as a houseplant in temperateness, temperate areas. Description The plant grows slowly, reaching in height, with a spread of up to . It has elliptic–oval-shaped leaves long and arranged in a basal rosette pattern. The robust leaves have armored edges (like all members of the Bromelioideae). The leaf sheath is wide. The wide leaf blade is rounded at the end, but with a 4 mm long spine tip. Large amounts of water often collect in the leaf funnels. In their natural habitat, many of the funnels contain small biotopes with several animal species, as well as algae and aquatic plants. The leaves have whitish sucking scales (trichomes) on the upper and lower surfaces. These are distributed differently depending on the variety: they can cover the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Angustifolia
''Aechmea angustifolia'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...). Cultivars The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include: Retrieved 11 October 2009 * ''Aechmea'' 'Brimstone' * ''Aechmea'' 'El Morro' * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Aquilega
''Aechmea aquilega'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is native to Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad, Jamaica and Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ....Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. Infraspecifics ;Varieties * ''Aechmea aquilega'' var. ''chrysocoma'' (Baker) L.B.Sm. ;Cultivars * ''Aechmea'' 'Exotica Mystique' * ''Aechmea'' 'Isabel D'Bellard' * ''Aechmea'' 'Tropica' * × ''Portemea'' 'Phat Pat' References BSI Cultivar RegistryRetrieved 11 October 2009 Aechmea, aquilega Flora of Southern America Flora of Costa Rica Flora of the Caribbean Plants described in 1806 Flora without expected TNC conservation status [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aechmea Apocalyptica
''Aechmea apocalyptica'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. Distribution The Bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil, within Paraná (state), Santa Catarina (state), and São Paulo (state). It is an IUCN Red List Critically endangered species. Ornamental plant ''Aechmea apocalyptica'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Cultivars Named cultivars include: . retrieved 11 October 2009. * ''Aechmea'' 'Apocalypse Now' * ''Aechmea'' 'Helen Dexter' References apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is currently composed of three classically trained cellists Eicc ...
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Aechmea Abbreviata
''Aechmea abbreviata'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...s. References abbreviata Endemic flora of Ecuador Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1959 {{Aechmea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
