Aechmea castelnavii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Aechmea castelnavii.jpg

|genus = Aechmea

|parent = Aechmea subg. Aechmea

|species = castelnavii

|authority = Baker

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|synonyms = Aechmea sprucei Mez

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Aechmea castelnavii is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Costa Rica and northern South America (Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Brazil).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217870 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Martinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.Aguirre-Santoro, J. & Betancur, J. (2008). Sinopsis del Género Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 30: 265-288.{{cite journal |last1=Krömer |first1=Thorsten |last2=Kessler |first2=Michael |last3=Holst |first3=Bruce K. |last4=Luther |first4=Harry E. |last5=Gouda |first5=Eric J. |last6=Ibisch |first6=Pierre L. |last7=Till |first7=Walter |last8=Vásquez |first8=Roberto |title=Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism |journal=Selbyana |date=1 October 1999 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=201–223 |jstor=41760025 |url=https://journals.flvc.org/selbyana/article/view/120295 |language=en |issn=2689-0682}}{{cite journal |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Daniel Caceres |last2=Schulte |first2=Katharina |last3=Schmidt |first3=Marco |last4=Zizka |first4=Georg |title=Diversity and levels of endemism of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica – an updated checklist |journal=PhytoKeys |date=11 November 2013 |volume=29 |pages=17–62 |doi=10.3897/phytokeys.29.4937 |url=https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/1494/ |language=en |issn=1314-2003|doi-access=free |pmc=3881346 }}