Aechmea fasciata Baker

Urnplant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Bromeliaceae > Aechmea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.3-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.05 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Aechmea fasciata flower picture by mario mario (cc-by-sa)
Aechmea fasciata flower picture by Dias Reis Pacheco Rodrigo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aechmea fasciata world distribution map, present in Brazil and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121640-1
WFO ID wfo-0000337629
COL ID 64TFW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447780
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Billbergia rhodocyanea Aechmea hamata Billbergia fasciata Hoplophytum fasciatum Hohenbergia fasciata Platyaechmea fasciata Aechmea rhodocyanea Billbergia glaziovii Tillandsia bracteata Aechmea fasciata var. flavivittata Aechmea fasciata var. pruinosa Aechmea fasciata var. purpurea Billbergia rhodocyanea var. purpurea Platyaechmea fasciata var. flavivittata Platyaechmea fasciata var. pruinosa Platyaechmea fasciata var. purpurea Billbergia glazioviana Aechmea fasciata var. fasciata Aechmea leopoldii Aechmea fasciata