Aechmea chantinii

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Aechmea chantinii, commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, is a species bromeliad often used as an ornamental plant. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1][2][3]

The following subspecies are recognized :

  • Aechmea chantinii var. chantinii (Carrière) Baker, 1889 - most of species range
  • Aechmea chantinii var. fuchsii H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988). - Ecuador

There are numerous cultivars of A. chantinii.[4]

References

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  1. 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. Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Template:Webarchive Retrieved 11 October 2009

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