Aechmea fulgens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus |
| Species: | A. fulgens
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Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used like an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in following states: Bahia and Pernambuco. It has an upright open rosette shape and after blooming, becomes a reddish orange. It blooms one time before dying.
Cultivars[edit]
- Aechmea 'Burning Bush'
- Aechmea 'Festival'
- Aechmea 'Fulgida'
- Aechmea 'Ice-T'
- Aechmea 'Jeanne Eunice'
- Aechmea 'Torch'
References[edit]
- BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
External links[edit]
- Aechmea fulgens Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Portuguese) Aechmea fulgens
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