Aechmea zebrina explained

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]

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]

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Hercules'^[4]
• Aechmea 'Orinoco'^[4]
• × Neomea 'Valli'^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218329 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. 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 .
3. McCracken. Shawn F.. Forstner. Michael R. J.. 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. 2014. e85470. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085470. 24416414. 3885719. 2014PLoSO...985470M. free.
4. http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry