Aechmea weilbachii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Aechmea weilbachii pendula.jpg

|genus = Aechmea

|parent = Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus

|species = weilbachii

|authority = Didrichsen

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|synonyms = *Lamprococcus weilbachii (Didr.) E.Morren

  • Lamprococcus laurentianus K.Koch
  • Aechmea weilbachea Carrière
  • Aechmea subinermis Baker
  • Quesnelia glaziovii Baker

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Aechmea weilbachii is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, known from the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218313 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{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

Aechmea weilbachii is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include[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 'Dana J'
  • Aechmea 'Distibachii'
  • Aechmea 'Orange Sunrise'
  • Aechmea 'Orange Sunset'
  • Aechmea 'Porphyry Pearls'
  • Aechmea 'Purple Gem'
  • Aechmea 'Summerland'
  • × Aechopsis 'Beacon'

References

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weilbachii

Category:Endemic flora of Brazil

Category:Plants described in 1854

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