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Gravisia
Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include EEK-me-ə and eek-MEE-ə. Aechmea comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes.
16 branches of this group, most-observed first
Orangeade Bromeliad
speciesAechmea blanchetiana
Aechmea aquilega
speciesAechmea aquilega
Aechmea leptantha
speciesAechmea leptantha
Aechmea rubens
speciesAechmea rubens
Aechmea catendensis
speciesAechmea catendensis
Aechmea emmerichiae
speciesAechmea emmerichiae
Aechmea eurycorymbus
speciesAechmea eurycorymbus
Aechmea sucreana
speciesAechmea sucreana
Aechmea guainumbiorum
speciesAechmea guainumbiorum
Aechmea cephaloides
speciesAechmea cephaloides
Aechmea mulfordii
speciesAechmea mulfordii
Aechmea werdermannii
speciesAechmea werdermannii
Aechmea amicorum
speciesAechmea amicorum
Aechmea callichroma
speciesAechmea callichroma
Aechmea avaldoana
speciesAechmea avaldoana
Aechmea lactifera
speciesAechmea lactifera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1562648.