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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. B.M. 5447. J.F. 3:269.
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| | | name = Aechmea distichantha | | | name = Aechmea distichantha |
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| | | high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | | | high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> |
| | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> |
| − | | origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | + | | origin = Brazil{{SCH}} |
| | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> |
| | | lifespan = perennial | | | lifespan = perennial |
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| | |species = distichantha | | |species = distichantha |
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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. |
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| | :''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]].'' |