Subgenera
Subgenera include: * Aechmea subg. Aechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Aechmea'' Baker * Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Chevaliera'' (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker * Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Lamprococcus'' (Beer) Baker * Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Macrochordion'' (De Vriese) Baker * Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Ortgiesia'' (Regel) Mez * Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Platyaechmea'' (Baker) Baker * Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Podaechmea'' Mez * Aechmea subg. Pothuava, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Pothuava'' (Baker) Baker * Aechmea subg. Streptocalyx, ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Streptocalyx'' ined.Species
, Plants of the World Online listed the following species: {{Columns-list, colwidth=22em, *''Aechmea abbreviata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea aculeatosepala'' {{small, (Rauh & Barthlott) Leme *''Aechmea aenigmatica'' {{small, López-Ferr., Espejo, Ceja & A.Mend. *''Aechmea aguadocensis'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann *''Aechmea aiuruocensis'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea alba'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea alegrensis'' {{small, W.Weber *''Aechmea alopecurus'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea amicorum'' {{small, B.R.Silva & H.Luther *''Aechmea ampla'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea andaquiensis'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea andersonii'' {{small, H.Luther & Leme *''Aechmea angustifolia'' {{small, Poepp. & Endl. *''Aechmea anomala'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea apocalyptica'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea aquilega'' {{small, (Salisb.) Griseb. *''Aechmea araneosa'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea arenaria'' {{small, (Ule) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea aripoensis'' {{small, (N.E.Br.) Pittendr. *''Aechmea atrovittata'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea avaldoana'' {{small, Leme & W.Till *''Aechmea azurea'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea bahiana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea bambusoides'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Reitz *''Aechmea baudoensis'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur *''Aechmea bauxilumii'' {{small, Áng.Fernández *''Aechmea biflora'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea blanchetiana'' {{small, (Baker) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea blumenavii'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea bocainensis'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme *''Aechmea brachystachys'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea bracteata'' {{small, (Sw.) Griseb. *''Aechmea brassicoides'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea brevicollis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea bromeliifolia'' {{small, (Rudge) Baker ex Benth. & Hook.f. *''Aechmea bruggeri'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea caesia'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker *''Aechmea callichroma'' {{small, Read & Baensch *''Aechmea calyculata'' {{small, (É.Morren) Baker *''Aechmea campanulata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea candida'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker *''Aechmea capixabae'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea cardenasii'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur *''Aechmea cariocae'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea carvalhoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme *''Aechmea castanea'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea castelnavii'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea catendensis'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme *''Aechmea cathcartii'' {{small, C.F.Reed & Read *''Aechmea caudata'' {{small, Lindm. *''Aechmea cephaloides'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme *''Aechmea chantinii'' {{small, (Carrière) Baker *''Aechmea coelestis'' {{small, (K.Koch) É.Morren *''Aechmea colombiana'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea comata'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker *''Aechmea confertiflora'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur *''Aechmea confusa'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea conifera'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea contracta'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker *''Aechmea correia-araujoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho *''Aechmea corymbosa'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez *''Aechmea costantinii'' {{small, (Mez) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea cucullata'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea cylindrata'' {{small, Lindm. *''Aechmea cymosopaniculata'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea dactylina'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea dealbata'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker *''Aechmea decurva'' {{small, Proctor *''Aechmea dichlamydea'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea digitata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Read *''Aechmea discordiae'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea disjuncta'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea distichantha'' {{small, Lem. *''Aechmea downsiana'' {{small, Pittendr. *''Aechmea echinata'' {{small, (Leme) Leme *''Aechmea egleriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea emmerichiae'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea entringeri'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea esseri'' {{small, Gross & Rauh *''Aechmea eurycorymbus'' {{small, Harms *''Aechmea farinosa'' {{small, (Regel) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea fasciata'' {{small, (Lindl.) Baker *''Aechmea fendleri'' {{small, André ex Mez *''Aechmea fernandae'' {{small, (É.Morren) Baker *''Aechmea ferruginea'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea filicaulis'' {{small, (Griseb.) Mez *''Aechmea flavorosea'' {{small, E.Pereira *''Aechmea flemingii'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea floribunda'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. *''Aechmea fosteriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea frassyi'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea fraudulosa'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea fuerstenbergii'' {{small, É.Morren & Wittm. *''Aechmea fulgens'' {{small, Brongn. *''Aechmea gamosepala'' {{small, Wittm. *''Aechmea geminiflora'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea gentryi'' {{small, H.Luther & K.F.Norton *''Aechmea gigantea'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea glandulosa'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea gracilis'' {{small, Lindm. *''Aechmea grazielae'' {{small, Martinelli & Leme *''Aechmea guainumbiorum'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme *''Aechmea guaratingensis'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann *''Aechmea gurkeniana'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho *''Aechmea haltonii'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea hellae'' {{small, W.Weber *''Aechmea heterosepala'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea hoppii'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea huebneri'' {{small, Harms *''Aechmea iguana'' {{small, Wittm. *''Aechmea itapoana'' {{small, W.Till & Morowetz *''Aechmea joannis'' {{small, Strehl *''Aechmea jungurudoensis'' {{small, H.Luther & K.F.Norton *''Aechmea kautskyana'' {{small, E.Pereira & L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea kentii'' {{small, (H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea kertesziae'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea kleinii'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea koesteri'' {{small, Manzan. *''Aechmea kuntzeana'' {{small, Mez, syn. of ''Aechmea longicuspis'' var. ''kuntzeana'' {{small, (Mez) Gouda *''Aechmea lactifera'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea lamarchei'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea lanata'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea lanjouwii'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea lasseri'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea latifolia'' {{small, (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Klotzsch ex Mez *''Aechmea leonard-kentiana'' {{small, H.Luther & Leme *''Aechmea leppardii'' {{small, Philcox *''Aechmea leptantha'' {{small, (Harms) Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea leucolepis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea lilacinantha'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea longicuspis'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea longifolia'' {{small, (Rudge) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea longipedunculata'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea longiramosa'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea lueddemanniana'' {{small, (K.Koch) Mez *''Aechmea lugoi'' {{small, (Gilmartin & H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea lymanii'' {{small, W.Weber *''Aechmea maasii'' {{small, Gouda & W.Till *''Aechmea macrochlamys'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea maculata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea magdalenae'' {{small, (André) André ex Baker *''Aechmea manzanaresiana'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea marauensis'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea marginalis'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea mariae-reginae'' {{small, H.Wendl. *''Aechmea matudae'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea mcvaughii'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea melinonii'' {{small, Hook. *''Aechmea mertensii'' {{small, (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f. *''Aechmea mexicana'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea milsteiniana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Read *''Aechmea miniata'' {{small, (Beer) Baker *''Aechmea mira'' {{small, Leme & H.Luther *''Aechmea mollis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea moonenii'' {{small, Gouda *''Aechmea moorei'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea mulfordii'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea murcae'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea muricata'' {{small, (Arruda) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea mutica'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea nallyi'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea napoensis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea nidularioides'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea nivea'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea novoae'' {{small, Flores-Arg., López-Ferr. & Espejo *''Aechmea nudicaulis'' {{small, (L.) Griseb. *''Aechmea organensis'' {{small, Wawra *''Aechmea orlandiana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea ornata'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker *''Aechmea pabstii'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho *''Aechmea pallida'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea paniculata'' {{small, Ruiz & Pav. *''Aechmea paniculigera'' {{small, (Sw.) Griseb. *''Aechmea paradoxa'' {{small, (Leme) Leme *''Aechmea paratiensis'' {{small, Leme & Fraga *''Aechmea patriciae'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea pectinata'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea pedicellata'' {{small, Leme & H.Luther *''Aechmea penduliflora'' {{small, André *''Aechmea perforata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea phanerophlebia'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea pimenti-velosoi'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea pineliana'' {{small, (Brongn. ex Planch.) Baker *''Aechmea pittieri'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea podantha'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea poitaei'' {{small, (Baker) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea politii'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea polyantha'' {{small, E.Pereira & Reitz *''Aechmea prancei'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea prava'' {{small, E.Pereira *''Aechmea pseudonudicaulis'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea pubescens'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea purpureorosea'' {{small, (Hook.) Wawra *''Aechmea pyramidalis'' {{small, Benth. *''Aechmea racinae'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea ramosa'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. *''Aechmea ramusculosa'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea reclinata'' {{small, Sastre & Brithmer *''Aechmea recurvata'' {{small, (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea recurvipetala'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann *''Aechmea retusa'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea roberto-anselmoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme *''Aechmea roberto-seidelii'' {{small, E.Pereira *''Aechmea rodriguesiana'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea roeseliae'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea romeroi'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea rubens'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea rubiginosa'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea rubroaristata'' {{small, Leme & Fraga *''Aechmea rubrolilacina'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea seideliana'' {{small, W.Weber *''Aechmea seidelii'' {{small, (Leme) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea sergipana'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme *''Aechmea serragrandensis'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira *''Aechmea serrata'' {{small, (L.) Mez *''Aechmea servitensis'' {{small, André *''Aechmea setigera'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. *''Aechmea smithiorum'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea spectabilis'' {{small, (K.Koch) Brongn. ex Houllet *''Aechmea sphaerocephala'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker *''Aechmea squarrosa'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea stelligera'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea stenosepala'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea streptocalycoides'' {{small, Philcox *''Aechmea strobilacea'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea strobilina'' {{small, (Beurl.) L.B.Sm. & Read *''Aechmea sucreana'' {{small, Martinelli & C.M.Vieira *''Aechmea sumidourensis'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea tayoensis'' {{small, Gilmartin *''Aechmea tessmannii'' {{small, Harms *''Aechmea tillandsioides'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker *''Aechmea timida'' {{small, Leme *''Aechmea tocantina'' {{small, Baker *''Aechmea tomentosa'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea triangularis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea triticina'' {{small, Mez *''Aechmea tuitensis'' {{small, Magaña & E.J.Lott *''Aechmea vallerandii'' {{small, (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold *''Aechmea vanhoutteana'' {{small, (Van Houtte) Mez *''Aechmea vasquezii'' {{small, H.Luther *''Aechmea victoriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. *''Aechmea viridipetala'' {{small, A.F.Costa & Amorim *''Aechmea warasii'' {{small, E.Pereira *''Aechmea weberi'' {{small, (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme *''Aechmea weilbachii'' {{small, Didr. *''Aechmea werdermannii'' {{small, Harms *''Aechmea williamsii'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer *''Aechmea winkleri'' {{small, Reitz *''Aechmea wittmackiana'' {{small, (Regel) Mez *''Aechmea woronowii'' {{small, Harms *''Aechmea xinguana'' {{small, A.K.Koch, Ilk.-Borg. & Forzza *''Aechmea zebrina'' {{small, L.B.Sm.Transferred
*''Aechmea bicolor'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → ''Wittmackia bicolor'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoroo *''Aechmea burle-marxii'' {{small, E.Pereira → ''Wittmackia burle-marxii'' {{small, (E.Pereira) Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea depressa'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → ''Karawata depressa'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea gustavoi'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme → ''Karawata gustavoi'' {{small, (J.A.Siqueira & Leme) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea hostilis'' {{small, E.Pereira → ''Karawata hostilis'' (E.Pereira) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea involucrata'' {{small, André → ''Ronnbergia involucrata'' {{small, (André) Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea multiflora'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → ''Karawata multiflora'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea nigribracteata'' {{small, J.R.Maciel, Louzada & M.Alves → ''Karawata nigribracteata'' {{small, (J.R.Maciel, Louzada & M.Alves) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea prasinata'' {{small, G.M.Sousa & Wand. → ''Karawata prasinata'' {{small, (G.M.Sousa & Wand.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea saxicola'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → ''Karawata saxicola'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa *''Aechmea tonduzii'' {{small, Mez & Pittier → ''Ronnbergia tonduzii'' {{small, (Mez & Pittier) Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea turbinocalyx'' {{small, Mez → ''Wittmackia turbinocalyx'' {{small, (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro *''Aechmea veitchii'' {{small, Baker → ''Ronnbergia veitchii'' {{small, (Baker) Aguirre-SantoroCultivars
Cultivars include:{{cn, date=October 2020 *''Aechmea'' 'Blue Tango' *''Aechmea'' 'Burgundy' *''Aechmea'' 'Fire' *''Aechmea'' 'Gympie Gold' *''Aechmea'' 'Jeanie' *''Aechmea'' 'Malva'References
{{Reflist, refs= {{cite web , title=''Aechmea'' Ruiz & Pav. , url=http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328345-2 , website=Plants of the World Online , publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , access-date=12 November 2022 {{Taxonbar, from=Q131754 Aechmea, Bromeliaceae genera Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez