''Aechmea vallerandii'' is a
species of
flowering plant 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 ...
''. This was for a time called ''A. beeriana'' but was reclassified in 2008.
[Erhardt, Götz & Seybold, in Der große Zander 1825 (2008)] It is native to
Panama and to northern
South America (
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
,
Venezuela,
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
,
French Guiana,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
,
Peru, northern
Brazil).
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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Cultivars
* ''Aechmea'' 'Salvador'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Tropic Torch'
References
Retrieved 11 October 2009
vallerandii
Flora of South America
Flora of Panama
Plants described in 1877
Taxa named by Élie-Abel Carrière
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