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Aechmea
Aechmea is a genus in the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The name comes from the Greek aichme (a spear). Aechmea has eight subgenera and 255 species distributed from Mexico through South America. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ortgiesia
subgenusOrtgiesia
vase bromeliad
speciesAechmea bracteata
Urn Plant
speciesAechmea fasciata
Gravisia
complexGravisia
Brazilian vaseplant
speciesAechmea distichantha
Nakedstem Livingvase
speciesAechmea nudicaulis
Macrochordion
subgenusMacrochordion
Platyaechmea
subgenusPlatyaechmea
Pothuava
subgenusPothuava
Lamprococcus
subgenusLamprococcus
Podaechmea
subgenusPodaechmea
Chevaliera
subgenusChevaliera
Aechmea mertensii
speciesAechmea mertensii
Aechmea setigera
speciesAechmea setigera
Aechmea angustifolia
speciesAechmea angustifolia
Aechmea longicuspis
speciesAechmea longicuspis
Aechmea ramosa
speciesAechmea ramosa
Aechmea vallerandii
speciesAechmea vallerandii
Aechmea pubescens
speciesAechmea pubescens
Aechmea melinonii
speciesAechmea melinonii
Aechmea hoppii
speciesAechmea hoppii
Aechmea tocantina
speciesAechmea tocantina
Aechmea castelnavii
speciesAechmea castelnavii
Aechmea longifolia
speciesAechmea longifolia
Aechmea floribunda
speciesAechmea floribunda
Aechmea dichlamydea
speciesAechmea dichlamydea
Aechmea stenosepala
speciesAechmea stenosepala
Aechmea phanerophlebia
speciesAechmea phanerophlebia
Fendler's Bromeliad
speciesAechmea fendleri
Aechmea penduliflora
speciesAechmea penduliflora
Aechmea nidularioides
speciesAechmea nidularioides
Aechmea servitensis
speciesAechmea servitensis
Aechmea pittieri
speciesAechmea pittieri
Aechmea araneosa
speciesAechmea araneosa
Aechmea latifolia
speciesAechmea latifolia
Aechmea pyramidalis
speciesAechmea pyramidalis
Aechmea orlandiana
speciesAechmea orlandiana
Aechmea mcvaughii
speciesAechmea mcvaughii
Aechmea dactylina
speciesAechmea dactylina
Aechmea costantinii
speciesAechmea costantinii
Aechmea smithiorum
speciesAechmea smithiorum
Aechmea purpureorosea
speciesAechmea purpureorosea
Aechmea paniculigera
speciesAechmea paniculigera
Aechmea fosteriana
speciesAechmea fosteriana
Aechmea huebneri
speciesAechmea huebneri
Aechmea matudae
speciesAechmea matudae
Aechmea nallyi
speciesAechmea nallyi
Aechmea moonenii
speciesAechmea moonenii
Aechmea spectabilis
speciesAechmea spectabilis
Aechmea brassicoides
speciesAechmea brassicoides
Aechmea egleriana
speciesAechmea egleriana
Aechmea macrochlamys
speciesAechmea macrochlamys
Aechmea aiuruocensis
speciesAechmea aiuruocensis
Aechmea contracta
speciesAechmea contracta
Aechmea woronowii
speciesAechmea woronowii
Aechmea poitaei
speciesAechmea poitaei
Aechmea marauensis
speciesAechmea marauensis
Aechmea correia-araujoi
speciesAechmea correia-araujoi
Aechmea bambusoides
speciesAechmea bambusoides
Aechmea caesia
speciesAechmea caesia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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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 83927.