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| name = Aechmea nudicaulis
|familia=Bromeliaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Aechmea
| growth_habit = herbaceous
|species=nudicaulis
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=bromeliad
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Max ht box=27
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht metric=in
| lifespan = perennial
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| exposure = part-shade
|Max wd box=8
| water = see cultivation section
|Max wd metric=in
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| hardiness = frost sensitive
|lifespan=perennial
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|exposure=part-sun
| sunset_zones = 22-27, or indoors
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| color = IndianRed
|features=flowers
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flowers=orange, yellow
| regnum = Plantae
|Temp Metric=°F
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|min_zone=9
|unranked_classis = Monocots
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|unranked_ordo = Commelinids
|max_zone=10
|ordo = Poales
|sunset_zones=22-27, or indoors
|familia = Bromeliaceae
|image=Aechmea nudicaulis.jpg
|subfamilia = Bromelioideae
|image_width=200
|species = nudicaulis
}}
}}
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'''''Aechmea nudicaulis''''' is a [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] [[species (biology)|species]] of the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Aechmea]]'', which is often used as an [[ornamental plant]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} This species is [[Endemism|native]] to [[Brazil]] and [[Ecuador]].
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aechmea|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Aechmea|genus page]].''
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Grow in shady spot with great air circulation. Soil should retain water, and be watered when dry to touch. Water should be poured into cups of leaves regularly. Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.
Grow in shady spot with great air circulation. Soil should retain water, and be watered when dry to touch. Water should be poured into cups of leaves regularly. Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Varieties==
The following varieties are recognized :
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''aequalis'' <small> L.B.Sm. & Reitz, 1963 </small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''aureorosea'' (<small> Antoine) L.B. Smith, 1955</small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''capitata'' <small> Reitz, 1965</small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''cuspidata'' <small> Baker, 1879 </small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''flavomarginata'' <small> E. Pereira, 1975</small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''nudicaulis'' <small> (L.) Griseb., 1864 </small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''nordestina'' <small> J.A. Siqueira & Leme, 2006</small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''plurifolia'' <small> E. Pereira, 1972</small>
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' var. ''simulans'' <small> E. Pereira, 1977</small>
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
<references/>
*[http://www.dpi.inpe.br/referata/arq/22_Rafael_Bromelias/Bromelia_Mata_Atlantica.pdf BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA] retrieved 22 October 2009
*[http://www.selby.org/clientuploads/research/Bromeliaceae/EcuadorBromeliaceae.pdf Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador] Retrieved 12 October 2009
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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