Aechmea distichantha
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Aechmea_distichantha_001.jpg
|genus = Aechmea
|parent = Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
|species = distichantha
|authority = Lem.
|synonyms = *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
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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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217928 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.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.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.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. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
The following varieties are recognized:
- Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) - southeastern Brazil
- Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892) - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
- Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979) - Rio de Janeiro State
Cultivars
- Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
- Aechmea 'Dawson'
- Aechmea 'Distibachii'
- Aechmea 'Pacifica'
- × Neomea 'Flame'
Image:Aechmea disticantha (flowering patch).jpg|Flowering patch of A. disticantha
Image:Aechmeadisticanthaepiphyte.JPG|A. disticantha as an epiphyte.
References
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External links
- [http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FP015 Aechmea distichantha]
- [http://hort.ufl.edu/shrubs/AECDISA.PDF Aechmea distichantha]
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Category:Flora of Southern America
Category:Plants described in 1853
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