Aechmea orlandiana is species in the genus Aechmea endemic to Brazil.[1] The plant was originally collected by the family of Mulford B. Foster in 1939 in Espírito Santo, Brazil, and described by in 1941 L. B. Smith. He named it for the city of Orlando, Florida, based upon it being the Foster's adopted home town, and the orange bracts and white flowers also being the city colors of Orlando.[2]

Aechmea orlandiana
Aechmea orlandiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Species:
A. orlandiana
Binomial name
Aechmea orlandiana

The following subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Aechmea orlandiana subsp. belloi E.Pereira & Leme (1986)
  • Aechmea orlandiana subsp. orlandiana

Cultivars

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Cultivars include:[3]

  • Aechmea 'Belizia'
  • Aechmea 'Bert'
  • Aechmea 'Big Beauty'
  • Aechmea 'Big Ben'
  • Aechmea 'Bittersweet'
  • Aechmea 'Black Bands'
  • Aechmea 'Black Beauty'
  • Aechmea 'By Golly'
  • Aechmea 'Charlie'
  • Aechmea 'Cloudburst'
  • Aechmea 'Ensign'
  • Aechmea 'First Joy'
  • Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles'
  • Aechmea 'Gold Tone'
  • Aechmea 'Haiku'
  • Aechmea 'Hayward'
  • Aechmea 'Inky'
  • Aechmea 'Jean Merkel'
  • Aechmea 'Little Bert'
  • Aechmea 'Medio Picta'
  • Aechmea 'Muelleri'
  • Aechmea 'Rainbow'
  • Aechmea 'Tiger'
  • Aechmea 'White Knight'

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Foster, Mulford B. and Racine (1945). Air Gardens of Brazil. Lancaster, PA: Jaques Cattell Press.
  3. ^ BSI Cultivar Registry Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 October 2009
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