''Aechmea biflora'' is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...

in the family

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

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/ref> Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

is subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...

s. The species name means "2-flowered," referring to two flowers in each fascicle.

Cultivars

* × ''Neomea'' 'Buchanan's Nebula' * × ''Neomea'' 'Caldera' * × ''Neomea'' 'Chiriqui' * × ''Neomea'' 'Light Years' * × ''Neomea'' 'Mars Rising' * × ''Neomea'' 'Mundillo' * × ''Neomea'' 'Solar Flare' * × ''Nidumea'' 'Kathleen' * × ''Nidumea'' 'Pepe'

References

External links

*
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 20 August 2007.

Retrieved 11 October 2009 * biflora Endemic flora of Ecuador Vulnerable plants Plants described in 1972 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Aechmea-stub