Species of flowering plant
Aechmea distichantha
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Monocots
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Clade:
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Commelinids
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Order:
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Poales
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Family:
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Bromeliaceae
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Genus:
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Aechmea
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Subgenus:
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Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
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Species:
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A. distichantha
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Binomial name
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Aechmea distichantha
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Synonyms[1]
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- 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.[1][2][3][4][5] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
The following varieties are recognized:[1]
- 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