Aechmea angustifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Aechmea |
| Species: | A. angustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea angustifolia Poeppig & Endlicher | |
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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).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Cultivars
The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[8]
- Aechmea 'Brimstone'
- Aechmea 'El Morro'
- Aechmea 'Hellfire'
- Aechmea 'La Espriella'
- Aechmea 'Regine de Ligne'
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- ^ Aguirre-Santoro, Julian; Betancur, Julio (2008). "Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia" [Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia]. Caldasia (in Spanish). 30 (2): 265–288. ISSN 0366-5232. JSTOR 23641894.
- ^ Morales, J.F. (2009). Novedades y notas misceláneas en las Bromeliaceae de Mesoamérica. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 113-116.
- ^ Krömer, Thorsten; Kessler, Michael; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Gouda, Eric J.; Ibisch, Pierre L.; Till, Walter; Vásquez, Roberto (1 October 1999). "Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 20 (2): 201–223. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760025.
- ^ Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
- ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009