Aechmea
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Aechmea fasciata inflorescence.jpg
|image_caption=Aechmea fasciata inflorescence
|taxon=Aechmea
|subdivision_ranks=Species
|subdivision=Over 250, see text.
|synonyms=*Echinostachys Brongn. ex Planch.
- Gravisia Mez
- Hoplophytum Beer
- Pothuava Gaudich.
- Streptocalyx Beer
}}
Image:Aechmea mertensii - pl 1.jpg]]
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 {{respell|EEK|me|ə}}{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=A.T. |last2=Smith |first2=H.A. |year=1972 |title=Plant Names Simplified : Their Pronunciation Derivation & Meaning |publication-place=Buckenhill, Herefordshire |publisher=Landsmans Bookshop |isbn=978-0-900513-04-6 |name-list-style=amp }} and {{respell|eek|MEE|ə}}.{{Cite book |last=Coombes |first=Allen J. |year=1994 |title=Dictionary of Plant Names |publication-place=London |publisher=Hamlyn Books |isbn=978-0-600-58187-1 }} Aechmea comprises eight subgenera{{cn|date=October 2020}} and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean.{{r|powo}} Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
Subgenera
- Aechmea subg. Aechmea Baker
- Aechmea subg. Chevaliera (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker
- Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus (Beer) Baker
- Aechmea subg. Macrochordion (De Vriese) Baker
- Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia (Regel) Mez
- Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea (Baker) Baker
- Aechmea subg. Podaechmea Mez
- Aechmea subg. Pothuava (Baker) Baker
- Aechmea subg. Streptocalyx ined.
Species
{{As of|2022|November}}, Plants of the World Online listed the following species:{{r|powo}}
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- 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.}}
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=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-Santoro}}
Cultivars
Cultivars include:{{cn|date=October 2020}}
- Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
- Aechmea 'Burgundy'
- Aechmea 'Fire'
- Aechmea 'Gympie Gold'
- Aechmea 'Jeanie'
- Aechmea 'Malva'
References
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{{cite web |title=Aechmea Ruiz & Pav. |url=https://powo.science.kew.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}}
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