Aechmea distichantha

Taxobox
name = "Aechmea distichantha"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Bromeliaceae
genus = "Aechmea"
species = "A. distichantha"
binomial = "Aechmea distichantha"
binomial_authority = 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.

ee also

* List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

External links

* [http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/50112/ "Aechmea disticantha"] photo
* [http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FP015 "Aechmea distichantha"]
* [http://hort.ufl.edu/shrubs/AECDISA.PDF "Aechmea distichantha"]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?312526 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Aechmea disticantha"]