Aechmea angustifolia

Aechmea angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:	Bromelioideae
Genus:	Aechmea
Species:	A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Aechmea angustifolia Poeppig & Endlicher
Synonyms[1]
Hoplophytum angustifolium (Poepp. & Endl.) Beer Hohenbergia angustifolia (Poepp. & Endl.) Baker Aechmea cumingii Baker Aechmea leucocarpa André Aechmea eggersii Mez Aechmea boliviana Rusby Aechmea cylindrica Mez Aechmea inconspicua Harms Aechmea dryanderae Harms Aechmea andradei Gilmartin

Aechmea angustifolia is a species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:^[8]

• Aechmea 'Brimstone'
• Aechmea 'El Morro'
• Aechmea 'Hellfire'
• Aechmea 'La Espriella'
• Aechmea 'Regine de Ligne'

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
4. Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.
5. Morales, J.F. (2009). Novedades y notas misceláneas en las Bromeliaceae de Mesoamérica. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3: 113-116.
6. Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009
7. Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009
8. BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009