Aechmea distichantha

Aechmea distichantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
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.; Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer; Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker; Aechmea distichantha var. typica L.B.Sm.; Tillandsia polystachia Vell.; Billbergia polystachia Lindl. & Paxton; Hoplophytum polystachium (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer; Aechmea hookeri Lem.; Aechmea excavata Baker; Aechmea brasiliensis Regel; Aechmea myriophylla E.Morren ex Baker; Aechmea microphylla Mez; Aechmea polystachia (Lindl. & Paxton) Mez; Nidularium hydrophorum Rojas; Aechmea platyphylla Hassl.; Aechmea glaziovii Baker; Hoiriri polystachya (Baker) Kuntze; Platyaechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress; Aechmea minor E.Morren; Aechmea pulchella E.Morren ex Mez; Aechmea regelii Mez; Chevaliera grandiceps Griseb.; Aechmea grandiceps (Griseb.) Mez; Aechmea rubra Silveira; Aechmea involucrifera Mez;

Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

The following varieties are recognized:^[1]

Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) - southeastern Brazil
Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892) - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979) - Rio de Janeiro State

Cultivars

^ ^a ^b ^c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Versieux, L.M. & Wendt, T. (2006). Checklist of Bromeliaceae of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with notes on taxonomy and endemism. Selbyana 27: 107-146.
^ Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
^ Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
^ Versieux, L.M., Wendt, T., Batista Louzada, R. & das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M. (2008 publ. 2009). Bromeliaceae da Cadeia do Espinhaço. Megadiversidade 4: 98-110.

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