Aechmea distichantha

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Aechmea distichantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Bromeliaceae Genus: Aechmea Species: A. distichantha
Binomial name
Aechmea distichantha Lem.
Synonyms
Billbergia distichostachya Lem. Billbergia polystachya Lindl. & Paxton Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Quesnelia disticantha (Lem.) Lindm.

Aechmea distichantha (Brazilian vaseplant, vase plant) is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

[edit] See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

Flowering patch of A. disticantha

A. disticantha as an epiphyte.

[edit] External links

• Aechmea disticantha photo
• Aechmea distichantha
• Aechmea distichantha
• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Aechmea disticantha