| Pseudaechmea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudaechmea L.B.Sm. & Read |
| Species: | P. ambigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudaechmea ambigua L.B.Sm. & Read | |
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Pseudaechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek pseudos (false) and the genus Aechmea. [1] [ citation needed ] The genus was established by Lyman Smith and R.W. Read in 1982. [2] The sole species is Pseudaechmea ambigua, treated as a synonym of Billbergia ambigua by Plants of the World Online as of November 2022 [update] .