Amazonian zebra plant | |
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Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Aechmea |
Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea |
Species: | A. chantinii
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Binomial name | |
Aechmea chantinii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Aechmea chantinii, commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, is a species bromeliad often used as an ornamental plant. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1] [2] [3]
The following subspecies are recognized :
There are numerous cultivars of A. chantinii. [4]