Aechmea fulgens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: A. subg. Lamprococcus
Species: Aechmea fulgens
Name

Aechmea fulgens Brongn., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 371. 1841.
Type: Quesnel in Paris Hortus s.n. HT: P.

Synonyms

Basionym
Lamprococcus fulgens (Brongn.) Beer, Fam. Bromel. 103. 1856.

Heterotypic
Aechmea discolor C.Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 175. 1846.
Aechmea fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Baker, Handb. Bromel. 52. 1889.
Lamprococcus fulgens var. discolor (C.Morren) Brongn. ex Beer, Fam. Bromel. 104. 1856.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Brazil
NE. Brazil

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Brongniart, A.T. (1841) Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 371.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aechmea fulgens in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aechmea fulgens. Published online. Accessed: Jun 17 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Aechmea fulgens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aechmea fulgens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jun 17.

Vernacular names
中文: 珊瑚鳳梨

Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used like an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in following states: Bahia and Pernambuco.
Cultivars

Aechmea 'Burning Bush'
Aechmea 'Festival'
Aechmea 'Fulgida'
Aechmea 'Ice-T'
Aechmea 'Jeanne Eunice'
Aechmea 'Torch'

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009