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.
Aechmea bromeliifolia is a bromeliad native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and South America as far south as northern Argentina.
Aechmea nudicaulis is a bromeliad species in the genus Aechmea, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This species is native to Central America, the West Indies, central and southern Mexico, and northern and central South America.
Aechmea distichantha, the Brazilian vaseplant, or vase plant, is a bromeliad typical of Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, which is also native to northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant.
Wittmackia is a genus in the family Bromeliaceae.
Dyckia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae.
Orthophytum is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
Hohenbergia is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to the West Indies, the Yucatán Peninsula, and northern South America.
Neoglaziovia is a genus in the plant family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae.
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.
Aechmea lamarchei is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It is endemic to eastern Brazil, known only from the States of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.
Aechmea bambusoides is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil. It is native to the States of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Mature fruits (berries) are pyriform, white and contain seeds spread in a fleshy transparent mucilage. Seeds are falcate-shaped, with a narrow micropylar portion, rough texture, brown-red colour and no appendages.
Wittmackia bicolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to south Brazil. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1955 as Aechmea bicolor.
Wittmackia turbinocalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1892 by Carl Christian Mez as Aechmea turbinocalyx.
Cryptanthus burle-marxii is a plant species in the genus Cryptanthus. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Hohenbergia burle-marxii is a plant species in the genus Hohenbergia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Neoregelia burle-marxii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Neoregelia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Pitcairnia burle-marxii is a plant species of the bromeliad genus Pitcairnia. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Wittmackia brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1985 as Ronnbergia brasiliensis.
Vriesea racinae is a plant species in the genus Vriesea. This species is an epiphyte endemic to Brazil. known from the States of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.
