Aechmea fendleri explained
Aechmea fendleri is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] [2] [3]
Cultivars
The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:[4]
- Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
- Aechmea 'Flamingo'
- Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
- Aechmea 'Lilac Cloud'
- Aechmea 'Pink Rocket'
- Aechmea 'Purple Velvet'
- Aechmea 'Romero'
- Aechmea 'Royanne'
- Aechmea 'Shelldancer'
- Aechmea 'Spring Beauty'
- × Canmea 'Carmin'
- × Ursumea 'Ma Williams'
Notes and References
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217964 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
- http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry