genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
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
Bromelioideae is a subfamily of the bromeliads ( Bromeliaceae). This subfamily is the most diverse, represented by the greatest number of genera with about 40. Most of the plants in this group are epiphytes, though some have evolved in, or will a ...
). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''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
epiphyte
An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
listed the following species:
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Aechmea abbreviata
''Aechmea abbreviata'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitio ...
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Aechmea aculeatosepala
''Aechmea aculeatosepala'' is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.Ulloa Ulloa, C. & D. ...
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Aechmea aenigmatica
''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 aroun ...
Aechmea aguadocensis
''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 ...
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Aechmea aiuruocensis
''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 aroun ...
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Aechmea alba
''Aechmea alba'' is a species of plant in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to Brazil.Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliac ...
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Aechmea alegrensis
''Aechmea alegrensis'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. It is endemic to the State of Espírito Santo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in bot ...
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Aechmea alopecurus
''Aechmea alopecurus'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to Brazil, known only from the States of Bahia and Minas Gerais.
References
alopecurus
''Alopecurus'', or foxtail grass, is a common and widesp ...
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Aechmea amicorum
''Aechmea amicorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Am ...
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Aechmea ampla
''Aechmea ampla'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. It is endemic to the State of Bahia in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Americ ...
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Aechmea andaquiensis
''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 ...
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Aechmea andersonii
''Aechmea andersonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest c ...
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Aechmea angustifolia
''Aechmea angustifolia'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), offic ...
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Aechmea anomala
''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 ...
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Aechmea apocalyptica
''Aechmea apocalyptica'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''.
Distribution
The Bromeliad is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil, within Paraná (state), Santa Catarina (state), and São Paulo (state).
It is ...
Aechmea azurea
''Aechmea azurea'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to the State of Espírito Santo in eastern Brazil. It is a vulnerable species of the Atlantic Forest, Atlantic rainforest ecosystem
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Aechmea bahiana
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight su ...
Aechmea brachystachys
''Aechmea brachystachys'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Peru. It is known only from the type locale near Loreto, Peru, Loreto and listed as "critically endangered."León, B., J. Ro ...
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Aechmea bracteata
''Aechmea bracteata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela; it is also reportedly naturalized in the Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth ...
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Aechmea brassicoides
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight su ...
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Aechmea brevicollis
''Aechmea brevicollis'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil.
Cultivars
* ''Aechmea'' 'Jack'
* ''Aechmea'' 'Orange Sherbert'Aechmea bromeliifolia'' {{small, (Rudge) Baker ex Benth. & Hook.f.
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Aechmea castanea
''Aechmea castanea'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to State of Espírito Santo in Brazil.Wendt, T., do Santos Coser, T., Fernandes, H.B. & Martinelli, G. (2010). Bromaliaceae do município de Santa Teresa, E ...
Aechmea catendensis
''Aechmea catendensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil.
References
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Flora of Brazil
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Aechmea downsiana
''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 ...
Aechmea eurycorymbus
''Aechmea eurycorymbus'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Amer ...
Aechmea fasciata
''Aechmea fasciata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is commonly called the silver vase or urn plant and is native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species in this genus, and it is often grown as a ...
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Aechmea fendleri
''Aechmea fendleri'' is a species of Bromeliaceae, bromeliad in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Native plant, native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.
Cultivars
The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:
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Aechmea ferruginea
''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 aroun ...
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Aechmea filicaulis
''Aechmea filicaulis'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to Venezuela.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto B ...
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Aechmea flavorosea
''Aechmea flavorosea'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the ...
Aechmea fuerstenbergii
''Aechmea fuerstenbergii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is native
Native may refer to:
People
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Aechmea fulgens
''Aechmea fulgens'', the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used like an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in following states: Bahia and Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, locate ...
Aechmea glandulosa
''Aechmea glandulosa'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. ...
Aechmea grazielae
''Aechmea grazielae'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the l ...
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Aechmea guainumbiorum
''Aechmea guainumbiorum'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Endemism, endemic to the State of Pernambuco in eastern Brazil.
References
Aechmea, guainumbiorum
Flora of Brazil
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Aechmea guaratingensis
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight su ...
Aechmea hoppii
''Aechmea hoppii'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is Native plant, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Cultivars
* Aechmea 'Caprice', ''Aechmea'' 'Caprice'Aechmea huebneri'' {{small, Harms
*'' Aechmea iguana'' {{small, Wittm.
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Aechmea joannis
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight su ...
Aechmea kautskyana
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight su ...
Aechmea longicuspis
''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 ...
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Aechmea lactifera
''Aechmea lactifera'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
Aechmea lanata
''Aechmea lanata'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the larges ...
Aechmea lasseri
''Aechmea lasseri'' is a plant species in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the ...
Aechmea leptantha
''Aechmea leptantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, known from the States of Paraíba and Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the ...
Aechmea longicuspis
''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 ...
Aechmea lueddemanniana
''Aechmea lueddemanniana'' is a species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is native to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and southern Mexico as far north as Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la ...
Aechmea magdalenae
''Aechmea magdalenae'' is a flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is also known as ixtle. This species is native to Central America, southern Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. The specific epithet ''magdalenae'' comes from the place it was ...
Aechmea mcvaughii
''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 ...
Aechmea mexicana
''Aechmea mexicana'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is native to central and southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), o ...
Aechmea nallyi
''Aechmea nallyi'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. It is endemic to the Loreto region of Peru
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Aechmea patriciae
''Aechmea patriciae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also t ...
Aechmea pedicellata
''Aechmea pedicellata'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Espírito Santo in eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the lar ...
Aechmea recurvipetala
''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 aroun ...
Aechmea seideliana
''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 aroun ...
Aechmea smithiorum
''Aechmea smithiorum'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. It is a medium-sized bromeliad with broad green leaves and a striking white rosette.
''Aechmea smithiorum'' is a rare bromeliad that grows as an epiphyte and sometime terrest ...
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Aechmea spectabilis
''Aechmea spectabilis'' is a plant species in the genus '' Aechmea''. This species is native to Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on ...
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Aechmea sphaerocephala
''Aechmea sphaerocephala'' is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil, known from the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), ...
Aechmea weberi
''Aechmea weberi'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Aechmea''. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the larges ...
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 ...