Aechmea chantinii

Aechmea chantinii, commonly known as Amazonian zebra plant, is a species bromeliad often used as an ornamental plant. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.^[1][2][3]

Amazonian zebra plant
Cultivar 'Variegata' with coloured leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:	A. chantinii
Binomial name
Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker
Synonyms[1]
Billbergia chantinii Carrière Platyaechmea chantinii (Carrière) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea amazonica Ule Aechmea chantinii f. amazonica (Ule) H.Luther

The following subspecies are recognized :

• Aechmea chantinii var. chantinii (Carrière) Baker, 1889 - most of species range
• Aechmea chantinii var. fuchsii H.Luther (1987 publ. 1988). - Ecuador

There are numerous cultivars of A. chantinii.^[4]