''Aechmea chantinii'', commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, is a species
bromeliad
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often used as an
ornamental plant
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. It is native to the
Amazon Rainforest
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in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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The following subspecies are recognized :
*''Aechmea chantinii'' var. ''chantinii'' (Carrière Carrière may refer to:
* Calvin Carrière (1921–2002), U.S. fiddler
* Élie-Abel Carrière (1818–1896), French botanist
* Eric Carrière (born 1973), French footballer
* Eugène Carrière (1849–1906), French lithographer and painter
* Eva ...
) Baker
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History
Ancient histo ...
, 1889 - most of species range
*''Aechmea chantinii'' var. ''fuchsii'' H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988). - Ecuador
There are numerous cultivars of ''A. chantinii''.BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009
References
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chantinii
Flora of Southern America
Flora of the Amazon
Garden plants of South America
House plants
Plants described in 1878
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Taxa named by Élie-Abel Carrière
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