Aechmea chantinii

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Amazonian zebra plant

Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Poales
Family:  | Bromeliaceae
Genus:  | Aechmea
Subgenus:  | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:  |

A. chantinii

Binomial name
Aechmea chantinii

(Carrière) Baker

Synonyms[1]

* Billbergia chantinii Carrière
* Platyaechmea chantinii (Carrière) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
* Aechmea amazonica Ule
* Aechmea chantinii f. amazonica (Ule) H.Luther

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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 Retrieved 11 October 2009

## External links

* Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist. Aechmea chantinii photo

Wikidata ☰ Q3242608 entry

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