Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker

Common Name: Amazonian Zebra Plant
Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Venezuela, Amazonian Peru
Habitat: epiphytic

Description: Colorful open rosette of hard olive green leaves with pronounced pinkish gray cross bands; inflorescence on branched spike with tight red bracts tipped yellow, subtended by red bract leaves. 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

Accession Data:

Accession # 198500775
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 3305 - NEOB: Bromeliad North Step
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 11-19-2024

Classification:

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

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

References (internal):

Floriculture CDE Plant List

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Venezuela / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Brazil North

References (external):

Bromeliad Society International website - http://bsi.org/
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 21 April 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 21 March 2015.

data regenerated on Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:24:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]