''Aechmea fulgens'', the coralberry, is a

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, ...

, which is often used like an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

. This plant grows in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, especially in following states:

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

and

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

Cultivars

* ''Aechmea'' 'Burning Bush' * ''Aechmea'' 'Festival' * ''Aechmea'' 'Fulgida' * ''Aechmea'' 'Ice-T' * ''Aechmea'' 'Jeanne Eunice' * ''Aechmea'' 'Torch'

References

BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009

External links

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fulgens Flora of Brazil Plants described in 1841 Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart {{Aechmea-stub