Aechmea chantinii is a bromeliad native to the Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1][2][3] Commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, it is often used as an ornamental plant.
| Amazonian zebra plant |
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| Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves |
Scientific classification |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea |
| Species: | A. chantinii |
| Binomial name |
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Aechmea chantinii
(Carrière) Baker |
| Synonyms[1] |
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- Billbergia chantinii Carrière
- Platyaechmea chantinii (Carrière) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Aechmea amazonica Ule
- Aechmea chantinii f. amazonica (Ule) H.Luther
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The following subspecies are recognized :
- Aechmea chantinii var. chantinii (Carrière) Baker, 1889 - most of species range
- Aechmea chantinii var. fuchsii H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988). - Ecuador
CultivarsEditThere are numerous cultivars, including [4]
- Aechmea 'Albright Red'
- Aechmea 'Amazonense'
- Aechmea 'Amazonia'
- Aechmea 'Ash Blonde'
- Aechmea 'Bill Barrett'
- Aechmea 'Bill Hobbs'
- Aechmea 'Black'
- Aechmea 'Black Ebony'
- Aechmea 'Black Goddess'
- Aechmea 'Black Ice'
- Aechmea 'Black Magic'
- Aechmea 'Black Prince'
- Aechmea 'Bob Alonzo'
- Aechmea 'Chantata'
- Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
- Aechmea 'Checkmate'
- Aechmea 'Cinnamon Twist'
- Aechmea 'Cloudburst'
- Aechmea 'Dana J'
- Aechmea 'Dark DeLeon'
- Aechmea 'Dark Goddess'
- Aechmea 'Dennis B.'
- Aechmea 'Dwarf'
- Aechmea 'Early Bird'
- Aechmea 'Echidna'
- Aechmea 'Fascini'
- Aechmea 'Fia'
- Aechmea 'Filip Van Onsem'
- Aechmea 'Flamingo'
| - Aechmea 'Foster's Chant'
- Aechmea 'Francis'
- Aechmea 'Friederike'
- Aechmea 'Frosty'
- Aechmea 'Fulgo-Chantinii'
- Aechmea 'Gold Nugget'
- Aechmea 'Green Ice'
- Aechmea 'Grey Ghost'
- Aechmea 'Hapu Ram'
- Aechmea 'Harlequin'
- Aechmea 'Ilse'
- Aechmea 'J.C. Superstar'
- Aechmea 'Jackson'
- Aechmea 'John Winston'
- Aechmea 'Little Harv'
- Aechmea 'Mako Santan'
- Aechmea 'Midnight Special'
- Aechmea 'Morris Henry Hobbs'
- Aechmea 'Nigre'
- Aechmea 'Noir'
- Aechmea 'Norway'
- Aechmea 'Olive's Delight'
- Aechmea 'Orange Sherbert'
- Aechmea 'Pacifica'
- Aechmea 'Pink Goddess'
- Aechmea 'RaRu'
- Aechmea 'Red Goddess'
- Aechmea 'Ruby'
- Aechmea 'Samurai'
| - Aechmea 'Saturn'
- Aechmea 'Shogun'
- Aechmea 'Silver Goddess'
- Aechmea 'Ski Track'
- Aechmea 'Skyrocket'
- Aechmea 'Snippy Lynn'
- Aechmea 'Snow Flake'
- Aechmea 'Solid Silver'
- Aechmea 'Stripes on Stripes'
- Aechmea 'Summerland'
- Aechmea 'Sweden'
- Aechmea 'Thai Red'
- Aechmea 'Tillantini'
- Aechmea 'Tropic Torch'
- Aechmea 'Very Black'
- Aechmea 'Vista'
- xAechopsis 'Santa Cruz'
- xAnamea 'Pink Scorpion'
- xCanmea 'Galaxy'
- xCanmea 'Smokey'
- xHohenmea 'Betsy McCrory'
- xNeomea 'Arla Rutledge'
- xNeomea 'Big Rusty'
- xNeomea 'Black Snow'
- xNeomea 'Eugenia'
- xNeomea 'Marnieri'
- xNeomea 'Memoria Ralph Davis'
- xNeomea 'San Diego'
- xNeomea 'Stardust'
- xNidumea 'Margaret J'
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