Aechmea nallyi

Aechmea nallyi is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It is endemic to the Loreto region of Peru but cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental.[1][2][3]

Aechmea nallyi
Aechmea nallyi in cultivation at the Botanical Garden of Heidelberg, Germany.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Species:
A. nallyi
Binomial name
Aechmea nallyi
L.B.Sm.

Cultivars

  • Aechmea 'Olive Smith'[4]
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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
  3. Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
  4. BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009


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