Bromeliad Cultivar Register (3554) --

*NEOREGELIA ‘Checkmate’*	Elmore, J. (#1095)	1977
cv. of 'Catherine Wilson' X 'Takemura Princeps' - Medium plant 13" tall x 22" across w/3" leaves in a unique black-red irregular pattern - spotted like the seed parent - deeply stacked leaves. - (Other cvs. = 'King's Gambit', 'Queen's Gambit', 'French Defense', 'Noblesse Oblige', 'Scotch Gambit', 'Black King', 'Sicilian Defense', 'Ruy Lopez', 'White Queen', 'Petroff', 'Black Queen', 'White King', 'King's Indian Defense', 'Givoco Piono' & 'Black Knight'
Seed Parent: 'Catherine Wilson'	Pollen Parent: 'Takemura Princeps'
JBS 33:82; 216ill ('King's Gambit'), MB1998