Information about Aechmea Fasciata

Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Plantae
Haeckel, 1866^[1]

Divisions

Green algae

• Chlorophyta
• Charophyta

Land plants (embryophytes)

• Non-vascular land plants (bryophytes)

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Magnoliophyta

Classes

Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Liliopsida - Monocots

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants.
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Liliopsida is a botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family). It is considered synonymous (or nearly synonymous) with the name monocotyledon. Publication of the name is credited to Scopoli (in 1760): see author citation (botany).
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Poales
Small

families
See text

Poales is order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges.
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Bromeliaceae
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Subfamiles

• Bromelioideae
• Pitcairnioideae
• Tillandsioideae
  

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Bromelioideae

Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). This family is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with 78, but the least number of species with approximately 780.
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Aechmea
Ruiz & Pav.

Species

Over 140, see text.
Synonyms

Echinostachys Brongn. ex Planch.
Gravisia Mez
Hoplophytum Beer
Pothuava Gaudich.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920) was a British botanist. He worked at the library and herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew between 1866 and 1899, and was keeper of the herbarium.
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Bromeliaceae
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Subfamiles

• Bromelioideae
• Pitcairnioideae
• Tillandsioideae
  

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Motto
Ordem e Progresso   (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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houseplant is a plant that is grown indoors in places such as residences and offices. Houseplants are commonly grown for decorative purposes and health reasons such as indoor air purification.
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