Aechmea sphaerocephala

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|image = Aechmea sphaerocephala - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota, Florida - DSC01353.jpg

|genus = Aechmea

|parent = Aechmea subg. Chevaliera

|species = sphaerocephala

|authority = (Gaudich.) Baker{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271761-2|title= Aechmea sphaerocephala (Gaudich.) Baker|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url= http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000337946|title= Aechmea sphaerocephala (Gaudich.) Baker|author=|date=n.d.|website=World Flora Online|publisher=The World Flora Online Consortium|access-date=July 22, 2020}}

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms = *Chevaliera sphaerocephala Gaudich.

• Chevaliera gigantea Maury
• Aechmea gigantea (Maury) Baker

}}

Aechmea sphaerocephala is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil, known from the States of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=218259 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 }}