Aechmea zebrina
Aechmea zebrina is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador and Colombia;[1][2] it is relatively common in the lowland Amazon region of eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea |
| Species: | A. zebrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea zebrina L.B.Sm. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Platyaechmea zebrina (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress | |
Aechmea zebrina is a large epiphytic bromeliad that can grow more than 1 metre tall and wide and hold nearly 4 litres of water between its leaves. It typically occurs in the upper canopy of overstory trees at heights of 18–45 m. A single tree can host more than 150 Aechmea zebrina.[3]
Aechmea zebrina in its natural arboreal habitat in Ecuador.
Cultivars
- Aechmea 'Hercules'[4]
- Aechmea 'Orinoco'[4]
- xNeomea 'Valli'[4]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Archived 2006-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 October 2009
- McCracken, Shawn F.; Forstner, Michael R. J. (2014). "Oil Road Effects on the Anuran Community of a High Canopy Tank Bromeliad (Aechmea zebrina) in the Upper Amazon Basin, Ecuador". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e85470. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085470. PMC 3885719. PMID 24416414.
- BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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