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Aechmea

Ruiz & Pav.
1794
urn plant
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Summary

Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek aichme, meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include EEK-me-ə and eek-MEE-ə. Aechmea comprises eight subgenera and around 250 species distributed from Mexico through South America and the Caribbean. Most of the species in this genus are epiphytes....read more on Wikipedia.

268 Aechmea species found, including:

Aechmea aquilega2Aechmea bracteatavase bromeliad2Aechmea bromeliifolia2Aechmea chantiniiamazonian zebra-plant2Aechmea coelestis2Aechmea dichlamydea3Aechmea distichanthabrazilian vaseplant4Aechmea fasciataurn plantAechmea fosteriana2Aechmea gamosepalamatchstick bromeliad2Aechmea longicuspis2Aechmea miniata1Aechmea nudicaulisnakedstem livingvase6Aechmea orlandiana2Aechmea racinaechristmas jewels4Aechmea ramosa2Aechmea recurvata4Aechmea servitensis2Aechmea smithiorum2Aechmea triticea1
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