''Aechmea bracteata'' is a plant species in the genus ''

Aechmea ''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 and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around ...

''. This species is

native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (disambiguation) In arts and entert ...

to Central America, Mexico,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, and Venezuela; it is also reportedly naturalized in the Bahamas.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>

Cultivars

* ''Aechmea'' 'Tritone'BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009

References

bracteata Flora of Central America Flora of Mexico Flora of Venezuela Flora of Colombia Plants described in 1788 {{Aechmea-stub