''Aechmea biflora'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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is subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s. The species name means "2-flowered," referring to two flowers in each

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Cultivars

* × ''Neomea'' 'Buchanan's Nebula' * × ''Neomea'' 'Caldera' * × ''Neomea'' 'Chiriqui' * × ''Neomea'' 'Light Years' * × ''Neomea'' 'Mars Rising' * × ''Neomea'' 'Mundillo' * × ''Neomea'' 'Solar Flare' * × ''Nidumea'' 'Kathleen' * × ''Nidumea'' 'Pepe'

References

External links

*
2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Retrieved 11 October 2009 * biflora Endemic flora of Ecuador Vulnerable plants Plants described in 1972 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Aechmea-stub