Aechmea caudata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Aechmea caudata HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln1006d.jpg

| genus = Aechmea

| parent = Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia

| species = caudata

| authority = Lindman

| synonyms = *Ortgiesia caudata (Lindm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

• Hoplophytum platzmannii E.Morren
• Hoplophytum luteum E.Morren ex Baker
• Aechmea henningsiana Wittm.
• Aechmea platzmannii Wittm.
• Aechmea caudata var. variegata M.B.Foster
• Aechmea caudata f. albiflora W.Weber & Roeth
• Ortgiesia caudata f. albiflora (W.Weber & Roeth) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

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Aechmea caudata is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271663-2 |title= Aechmea caudata Lindm. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=June 27, 2025}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/655FN |title= Aechmea caudata Lindm. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=June 27, 2025}} This species is native to southeastern Brazil from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=217872 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Sant'Ana Melhem, T., das Graças Lapa Wanderley, M., Ehlin Martins, S., Jung-Mendaçolli, S.L., Shepherd, G.J. & Kirizawa, M. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 5: 1-476. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.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.