Aechmea retusa explained

Aechmea retusa is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Brimstone'
• Aechmea 'Hellfire'
• Aechmea 'Hercules'
• Aechmea 'Laura Lynn'
• Aechmea 'Orange River'
• Aechmea 'Yapi'^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218224 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Aguirre-Santoro . Julian . Betancur . Julio . Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia . Synopsis of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) for Colombia . Caldasia . 2008 . 30 . 2 . 265–288 . es . 23641894 . 0366-5232.
3. Book: Luther . H.E. . Jørgensen . P.M. . León-Yánez . S. . Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador . 1999 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press . St. Louis, Mo. . 978-0915279609 . 337–361 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060926234532/http://www.selby.org/clientuploads/research/Bromeliaceae/EcuadorBromeliaceae.pdf . 26 September 2006 . Bromeliaceae .
4. http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry