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Accession Data:

Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker

  • Common Name: Silver Vase, Urn Plant
  • Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Rio de Janiero

  • Description: Stocky rosette of leathery green leaves covered with gray scales and richly tigered silver white; blackish spines; durable inflorescence in rose colored globose heads with blue flowers. Tropical climate.
  • Culture: These are tank-type bromeliads, and attention should be given to flushing the tanks. Give them moderate to bright light, protect from wind damage and feed monthly with 20-20-20 fertilizer at half strength. They may be either potted or mounted.
  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500770
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 3313 - NEOB: Blue Tanks North
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-24-2018

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Bromeliaceae
  • SubFamily: Bromelioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Southeast

References (external):

  1. Exotica by A.B.Graf
  2. Bromeliad Society International website - http://bsi.org/
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
  4. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:25:03 -0400

Images:

Aechmea fasciata

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Current Accessions in the Bromeliaceae

Subfamily Brochinioideae

  • Brocchinia reducta

Subfamily Bromelioideae

  • Acanthostachys strobilacea
  • Aechmea allenii
  • Aechmea brevicollis
  • Aechmea chantinii
  • Aechmea fasciata
  • Aechmea recurvata
  • Ananas bracteatus `Striatus'
  • Ananas comosus
  • Billbergia distachia
  • Billbergia lietzei
  • Billbergia magnifica
  • Billbergia nutans
  • Billbergia porteana
  • Billbergia pyramidalis
  • Cryptanthus bivittatus
  • Cryptanthus cf. seidelianus
  • Neoregelia ampullacea
  • Neoregelia carolinae
  • Neoregelia lilliputiana
  • Neoregelia spectabilis
  • Neoregelia tigrina
  • Neoregelia zonata
  • Nidularium innocentii
  • Nidularium microps
  • Ochagavia carnea
  • Orthophytum gurkenii
  • Portea petropolitana

Subfamily Hechtioideae

  • Hechtia glomerata

Subfamily Navioideae

  • Navia sp.

Subfamily Pitcairnioideae

  • Deuterocohnia brevifolia
  • Dyckia brevifolia
  • Dyckia fosteriana
  • Fosterella penduliflora
  • Pitcairnia heterophylla
  • Pitcairnia xanthocalyx

Subfamily Puyoideae

  • Puya laxa
  • Puya mirabilis W/C

Subfamily Tillandsioideae

  • Catopsis sp.
  • Tillandsia baileyi
  • Tillandsia brachycaulos
  • Tillandsia bulbosa
  • Tillandsia ionantha
  • Tillandsia purpurea
  • Tillandsia recurvata
  • Tillandsia simulata
  • Tillandsia simulata
  • Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest
  • Tillandsia unidentified
  • Tillandsia usneoides
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia usneoides W/C
  • Tillandsia xerographica
  • Vriesea fosteriana
  • Vriesea splendens
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 10 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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