Aechmea fosteriana

Species of flowering plant

Aechmea fosteriana

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

A. fosteriana

Binomial name
Aechmea fosteriana

L.B.Sm.

Aechmea fosteriana, the lacquered wine cup, is a bromeliad native to Brazil, which is endemic to coastal areas of the State of Espírito Santo.[1][2] This plant is often grown as an ornamental plant.

The following subspecies are recognized :[1]

* Aechmea fosteriana subsp. fosteriana L.B.Sm., 1941
* Aechmea fosteriana subsp. rupicola Leme, 1987

## Cultivars[edit]

* Aechmea 'Bert'
* Aechmea 'Chantifost'
* Aechmea 'Foster's Chant'
* Aechmea 'Kimberley'
* Aechmea 'Little Bert'
* × Canmea 'Majo'[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009

## External links[edit]

* Aechmea fosteriana photo

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4687252
* Wikispecies: Aechmea fosteriana
* CoL: 655FY
* EoL: 1127210
* GBIF: 2697914
* GRIN: 467717
* iNaturalist: 570627
* IPNI: 121647-1
* NCBI: 1506193
* Open Tree of Life: 3964066
* PalDat: Aechmea_fosteriana
* Plant List: kew-217972
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:5448-2
* Tropicos: 50086421
* WFO: wfo-0000337642

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