''Pseudaechmea'' is a genus of the botanical family

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ...

, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek ''pseudos'' (false) and the genus ''Aechmea''. The genus was established by Lyman Smith and R.W. Read in 1982.Phytologia 52(1):49-60: (1982) The sole species is ''Pseudaechmea ambigua'', treated as a synonym of ''Billbergia ambigua'' by

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q4525022, from2=Q38553579, from3=Q15508422 Bromelioideae Bromeliaceae genera Monotypic Poales genera