Aechmea chantinii

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|name = Amazonian zebra plant

|image = Aechmea chantinii Variegata BotGardBln1105a.jpg

|image_caption = Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves

|genus = Aechmea

|parent = Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea

|species = chantinii

|authority = (Carrière) Baker

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|synonyms = *Billbergia chantinii Carrière

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

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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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217876 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.

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.[http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html BSI Cultivar Registry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202073716/http://www.bsi.org/brom_info/cultivar/bcr.html|date=2009-12-02}} Retrieved 11 October 2009