Aechmea distichantha

Species of flowering plant

Aechmea distichantha

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Poales
Family:  | Bromeliaceae
Genus:  | Aechmea
Subgenus:  | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:  |

A. distichantha

Binomial name
Aechmea distichantha

Lem.

Synonyms[1]

* Billbergia distichostachya Lem.
* Billbergia polystachya Lindl. & Paxton
* Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
* Quesnelia disticantha (Lem.) Lindm.
* Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer
* Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker
* Aechmea distichantha var. typica L.B.Sm.
* Tillandsia polystachia Vell.
* Billbergia polystachia Lindl. & Paxton
* Hoplophytum polystachium (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer
* Aechmea hookeri Lem.
* Aechmea excavata Baker
* Aechmea brasiliensis Regel
* Aechmea myriophylla E.Morren ex Baker
* Aechmea microphylla Mez
* Aechmea polystachia (Lindl. & Paxton) Mez
* Nidularium hydrophorum Rojas
* Aechmea platyphylla Hassl.
* Aechmea glaziovii Baker
* Hoiriri polystachya (Baker) Kuntze
* Platyaechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
* Aechmea minor E.Morren
* Aechmea pulchella E.Morren ex Mez
* Aechmea regelii Mez
* Chevaliera grandiceps Griseb.
* Aechmea grandiceps (Griseb.) Mez
* Aechmea rubra Silveira
* Aechmea involucrifera Mez

Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[1][2][3][4][5] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

The following varieties are recognized:[1]

1. Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha \- Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
2. Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943)  \- southeastern Brazil
3. Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892)  \- Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
4. Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979)  \- Rio de Janeiro State

## Cultivars[edit]

* Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
* Aechmea 'Dawson'
* Aechmea 'Distibachii'
* Aechmea 'Pacifica'
* xNeomea 'Flame'

* Flowering patch of A. disticantha

* A. disticantha as an epiphyte.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. ^ Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
3. ^ Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
4. ^ Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
5. ^ Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

## External links[edit]

* Aechmea distichantha
* Aechmea distichantha
* "Aechmea distichantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4687229
* Wikispecies: Aechmea distichantha
* CoL: 64TFQ
* EoL: 1127228
* GBIF: 2698018
* GRIN: 312526
* iNaturalist: 410902
* IPNI: 5417-2
* NCBI: 106426
* PalDat: Aechmea_distichantha
* Plant List: kew-217928
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5417-2
* Tropicos: 4301914
* WCSP: 217928
* WFO: wfo-0000337594

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