Aechmea gracilis

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|image = 小光萼荷 Aechmea gracilis -香港房委樂富花展 Lok Fu Flower Show, Hong Kong- (9204835965).jpg

|image_alt = "Aechmea gracilis" at the Lok Fu Flower Show, Hong Kong

|image_caption = Aechmea gracilis at the Lok Fu Flower Show, Hong Kong

|genus = Aechmea

|parent = Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia

|species = gracilis

|authority = Lindm.

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

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Aechmea gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271699-2 |title= Aechmea gracilis 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/655HJ |title= Aechmea gracilis Lindm. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=June 27, 2025}} It is endemic to southeastern Brazil from Rio de Janeiro State to Santa Catarina.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218007 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{cite journal |last1=Martinelli |first1=Gustavo |last2=Vieira |first2=Cláudia Magalhães |last3=Gonzalez |first3=Marcos |last4=Leitman |first4=Paula |last5=Piratininga |first5=Andréa |last6=Costa |first6=Andrea Ferreira da |last7=Forzza |first7=Rafaela Campostrini |title=Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação |journal=Rodriguésia |date=January 2008 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=209–258 |jstor=23499386 |doi=10.1590/2175-7860200859114 |trans-title=Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation |language=pt-BR|doi-access=free }}