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'''''Aechmea distichantha''''' ('''Brazilian vaseplant''', '''vase plant''') is a [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] typical of [[Cerrado]] [[vegetation]] in [[Brazil]], which is also native to northern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Uruguay]]. This plant is often used as an [[ornamental plant]].
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Aechmea distichantha, Lem. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a dilated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-1 1/2ft.; fls. in a bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the obtuse-cuspidate sepals; fl.-bract pocket-like, 1/4in. long. Brazil.
 
Aechmea distichantha, Lem. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, with a dilated base 4-5 in. long and half as wide, the blade rigid and channelled, edges prickly: scape 1-1 1/2ft.; fls. in a bipinnate panicle 4-7 in. long and half as wide, the petals tongue-shaped and red-purple, longer than the obtuse-cuspidate sepals; fl.-bract pocket-like, 1/4in. long. Brazil.
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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.
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==Varieties==
 
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The following varieties are recognized:
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*''Aechmea distichantha'' var. ''distichantha'' <small> Lem. </small>
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*''Aechmea distichantha'' var. ''glaziovii'' <small> (Baker) L.B.Sm.(1943) </small>
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*''Aechmea distichantha'' var. ''schlumbergeri'' <small> E.Morren ex Mez (1892) </small>
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*''Aechmea distichantha'' var. ''vernicosa'' <small> E.Pereira (1979) </small>
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Cultivars:
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* [[Aechmea 'Chantichantha'|''Aechmea'' 'Chantichantha']]
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* [[Aechmea 'Dawson'|''Aechmea'' 'Dawson']]
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* [[Aechmea 'Distibachii|''Aechmea'' 'Distibachii']]
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* [[Aechmea 'Pacifica'|''Aechmea'' 'Pacifica']]
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* [[xNeomea 'Flame'|''xNeomea'' 'Flame']]
    
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==References==
 
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<!--- 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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