Aechmea rubens

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Gardenology.org-IMG 2216 rbgs11jan.jpg

| genus = Aechmea

| parent = Aechmea subg. Aechmea

| species = rubens

| authority = (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm.

| synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218235 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

| synonyms = Gravisia rubens L.B.Sm.

}}

Aechmea rubens is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It was described from specimens cultivated in the Jardin Botanique de Montréal, supposedly grown from Brazilian material. The exact place of origin is unknown, and the species has not been located in the wild.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14580360#page/231/mode/1up Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. Notes on Bromeliaceae, XVIII. Phytologia 8(5): 218-219.]