Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae. The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning "spear". 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.
Ronnbergia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. Native to South and Central America, this genus was named for Auguste Ronnberg, Belgian Director of Agriculture and Horticulture in 1874.
Dicranopygium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1954. They are distributed in the Neotropical realm from southern Mexico to Peru.
Caryodendron angustifolium is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.
Rhodospatha is a genus of plant in family Araceae. It is native to South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.
Stenospermation is a genus of plant in family Araceae native to South America and Central America.
Tillandsia variabilis, the leatherleaf airplant, is a species of bromeliad in the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, the West Indies and southern Florida.
Ronnbergia aciculosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Colombia and Ecuador. It was first described in 1904 as Aechmea aciculosa.
Aechmea dactylina is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Ronnbergia involucrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. It was first described in 1888 as Aechmea involucrata.
Ronnbergia veitchii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. It was first described in 1877 as Aechmea veitchii.
Guzmania candelabrum is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Ecuador and Colombia.
Guzmania musaica is a plant species in the genus Guzmania. This species is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.
Pitcairnia atrorubens is a species of flowering plant in Bromeliaceae family. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, and western Mexico as far north as Nayarit.
Cischweinfia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was named after Harvard orchidologist Charles Schweinfurth. It has eleven currently recognized species, all native to Central America and northwestern South America.
Racinaea venusta is a species of flowering plant in the genus Racinaea. This species is native from Costa Rica to Ecuador.
Ludovia is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1861. All the known species are native to Central and South America.
Peltastes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to Central and South America.
Fischeria is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1813. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies.
Dimerocostus is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America.
