Aechmea dichlamydea is a species of bromeliad in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesHokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
Varieties Three botanical varieties are recognized:
Aechmea dichlamydea var. dichlamydea - Tobago Aechmea dichlamydea var. pariaensis Pittendr. - Sucre Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis L.B.Sm. - Venezuela and Trinidad
Cultivars Aechmea 'Orange Sunset' Aechmea 'Shelldancer'BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
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