''Aechmea calyculata'' is a species of
flowering plant in the
Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...
family.
Distribution
The
bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...
is
endemic to the
Atlantic Forest biome (''Mata Atlantica Brasileira''). It is native to southern
Brazil in the states of
Paraná,
Santa Catarina, and
Rio Grande do Sul
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; and in eastern
Argentina in
Misiones
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...
province.
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Cultivars and hybrids
Cultivars and hybrids of ''Aechmea calyculata'' include:
* ''Aechmea'' 'Alaya'BSI BCR Entry for 'Alaya'
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* ''Aechmea'' 'Ann Vincent'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Gemma'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Len Butt'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Mini-Cal'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Phoenix'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Solo'
* × ''Nidumea'' 'Loeseneri'
References
calyculata
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Espírito Santo
Flora of Misiones Province
Flora of Paraná (state)
Flora of Santa Catarina (state)
Plants described in 1865
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Taxa named by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren
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