''Aechmea penduliflora'' is a species of
flowering plant in the
Bromeliaceae
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Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
family.
It is
native
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In arts and entert ...
to
Central America (
Costa Rica
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,
Nicaragua,
Panama) and northern
South America (
Venezuela,
Brazil,
Guyana
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,
Colombia
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,
Peru and
Ecuador).
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Cultivars
* ''Aechmea'' 'RaRu'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Valencia'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Wally's Wand'
Retrieved 11 October 2009
References
penduliflora
Flora of Central America
Flora of South America
Plants described in 1830
Taxa named by Édouard André
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