Aechmea calyculata

{{short description|Species of plant}}

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| image = Aechmea calyculata 04.jpg

| genus = Aechmea

| parent = Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia

| species = calyculata

| authority = (E.Morren) Baker

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| synonyms = *Hoplophytum calyculatum E.Morren

  • Hohenbergia calyculata (E.Morren) Baker
  • Ortgiesia calyculata (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Macrochordion nudiusculum K.Koch
  • Macrochordion luteum Regel & Linden
  • Aechmea selloana Baker
  • Aechmea lutea (Regel & Linden) Voss
  • Aechmea thyrsigera Speg.
  • Aechmea gamosepala A.Cast.
  • Chevaliera thyrsigera (Speg.) Mez
  • Aechmea calyculata var. variegata Strehl

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Aechmea calyculata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121581-1|title= Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 22, 2020}}

Distribution

The bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira).[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/referata/arq/22_Rafael_Bromelias/Bromelia_Mata_Atlantica.pdf DPI.inpe.br: "BROMELIACEAE da MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: Lista de ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO e CONSERVAÇÃO"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706160944/http://www.dpi.inpe.br/referata/arq/22_Rafael_Bromelias/Bromelia_Mata_Atlantica.pdf |date=2011-07-06 }}; Rodriguésia 59, February 2008; ppg 209−258; article−{{in lang|pt}}, abstract−{{in lang|en}} species lists−{{in lang|la}}. accessed 30 May 2016. It is native to southern Brazil in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul; and in eastern Argentina in Misiones province.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217861 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Dimitri, M. J. 1974. La flora arborea del Parq. Nac. Iguazu. An. Parq. Nac. 12: 1–179.Forzza, R. C. 2010; [http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |date=2015-09-06 }}; Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state.Castellanos, A. 1944. Bromeliaceae Agentinae novae vel criticae. Lilloa 10(2): 445–467.

Cultivars and hybrids

Cultivars and hybrids of Aechmea calyculata include:

  • Aechmea 'Alaya'[http://www.bsi.org/bcr/Aechmea/Alaya.html BSI BCR Entry for 'Alaya']
  • Aechmea 'Ann Vincent'
  • Aechmea 'Gemma'
  • Aechmea 'Len Butt'
  • Aechmea 'Mini-Cal'
  • Aechmea 'Phoenix'
  • Aechmea 'Solo'
  • × Nidumea 'Loeseneri'

References