Aechmea distichantha

Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.

Aechmea distichantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:	A. distichantha
Binomial name
Aechmea distichantha Lem.
Synonyms[1]
Billbergia distichostachya Lem. Billbergia polystachya Lindl. & Paxton Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Quesnelia disticantha (Lem.) Lindm. Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker Aechmea distichantha var. typica L.B.Sm. Tillandsia polystachia Vell. Billbergia polystachia Lindl. & Paxton Hoplophytum polystachium (Lindl. & Paxton) Beer Aechmea hookeri Lem. Aechmea excavata Baker Aechmea brasiliensis Regel Aechmea myriophylla E.Morren ex Baker Aechmea microphylla Mez Aechmea polystachia (Lindl. & Paxton) Mez Nidularium hydrophorum Rojas Aechmea platyphylla Hassl. Aechmea glaziovii Baker Hoiriri polystachya (Baker) Kuntze Platyaechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea minor E.Morren Aechmea pulchella E.Morren ex Mez Aechmea regelii Mez Chevaliera grandiceps Griseb. Aechmea grandiceps (Griseb.) Mez Aechmea rubra Silveira Aechmea involucrifera Mez

The following varieties are recognized:^[1]

1. Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
2. Aechmea distichantha var. glaziovii (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) - southeastern Brazil
3. Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E.Morren ex Mez (1892) - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
4. Aechmea distichantha var. vernicosa E.Pereira (1979) - Rio de Janeiro State

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Chantichantha'
• Aechmea 'Dawson'
• Aechmea 'Distibachii'
• Aechmea 'Pacifica'
• × Neomea 'Flame'

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  Flowering patch of A. disticantha
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  A. disticantha as an epiphyte.