Aechmea rubens
Aechmea rubens is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It was described from specimens cultivated in the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, supposedly grown from Brazilian material. Exactly place of origin unknown, and the species has not been located in the wild.[2]
| Aechmea rubens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Aechmea |
| Species: | A. rubens |
| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea rubens (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gravisia rubens L.B.Sm. | |
Cultivars
Several cultivars are recognized[3]
- Aechmea 'Isabel D'Bellard'
- Aechmea 'Laura Lynn'
- Aechmea 'Tropica'
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References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. Notes on Bromeliaceae, XVIII. Phytologia 8(5): 218-219.
- BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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