''Aechmea aquilega'' is a plant
species
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in the
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''
Aechmea''. This species is
native
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to
Brazil
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, Venezuela, the Guianas, Trinidad, Jamaica and Costa Rica.
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Infraspecifics
;Varieties
* ''Aechmea aquilega'' var. ''chrysocoma'' (Baker) L.B.Sm.
;Cultivars
* ''Aechmea'' 'Exotica Mystique'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Isabel D'Bellard'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Tropica'
* × ''Portemea'' 'Phat Pat'
References
BSI Cultivar Registry
Retrieved 11 October 2009
Aechmea, aquilega
Flora of South America
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of the Caribbean
Plants described in 1806
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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