''Aechmea orlandiana'' is
species in the
genus ''
Aechmea
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around ...
''
endemic to
Brazil.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> The plant was originally collected by the family of Mulford B. Foster
Mulford Bateman Foster (December 25, 1888 – August 28, 1978Foster Family Bible) was a botanist known by many as the "Father of the Bromeliad" as he was instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species of Bromeliad to the United ...
in 1939 in Espírito Santo, Brazil, and described by in 1941 L. B. Smith. He named it for the city of Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
, based upon it being the Foster's adopted home town, and the orange bracts and white flowers also being the city colors of Orlando.
The following subspecies are recognized:[
*''Aechmea orlandiana'' subsp. ''belloi'' E.Pereira & Leme (1986)
*''Aechmea orlandiana'' subsp. ''orlandiana''
]
Cultivars
Cultivars include:BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009
*''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
External links
photo
orlandiana
Flora of Brazil
Plants described in 1941
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