Aechmea dichlamydea explained

Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Varieties

Three botanical varieties are recognized:^[1]

1. Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago
2. Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre
3. Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'
• Aechmea 'Shelldancer'^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217920 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
3. Holst . Bruce K. . Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism . Selbyana . 1 February 1994 . 15 . 1 . en . 2689-0682 . 41759858 .
4. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
5. http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry