Aechmea comata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Aechmea comata 2 (9609844976).jpg

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| genus = Aechmea

| parent = Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia

| species = comata

| authority = (Gaudich.) Baker

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| synonyms = *Pothuava comata Gaudich.

  • Hoplophytum comatum (Gaudich.) Beer
  • Hohenbergia comata (Gaudich.) Baker
  • Hoplophytum tetrastachyum Beer
  • Hoplophytum lindenii E.Morren
  • Aechmea lindenii (E.Morren) Baker
  • Macrochordion lindenii (E.Morren) Wittm.
  • Aechmea makoyana Jacob-Makoy
  • Hoplophytum lineatum W.Bull
  • Lamprococcus speciosus W.Bull
  • Hoplophytum makoyanum Micheli
  • Billbergia forgetiana Sander
  • Aechmea lindenii var. makoyana Mez
  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm.
  • Ortgiesia lindenii (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Ortgiesia lindenii var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

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Aechmea comata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121598-1|title= Aechmea comata (Gaudich.) 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}} This species is endemic to southern Brazil.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217892 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]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.

Infraspecifics

;Varieties

  • Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B. Smith{{cite journal |last1=Martinelli |first1=Gustavo |last2=Vieira |first2=Cláudia Magalhães |last3=Gonzalez |first3=Marcos |last4=Leitman |first4=Paula |last5=Piratininga |first5=Andréa |last6=Costa |first6=Andrea Ferreira da |last7=Forzza |first7=Rafaela Campostrini |title=Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação |journal=Rodriguésia |date=January 2008 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=209–258 |jstor=23499386 |doi=10.1590/2175-7860200859114 |trans-title=Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation |language=pt-BR|doi-access=free }}

;Cultivars

Many cultivars have been created, including:[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

  • Aechmea 'Covata'
  • Aechmea 'Covata Too'
  • Aechmea 'Golden Comet'
  • Aechmea 'Gotha'
  • Aechmea 'Julian Nally'
  • Aechmea 'Keith's Comet'

References