Aechmea

Also known as urn plant

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Species

vase bromeliad

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyBromeliaceae

Native toArgentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic

Observations3,430

Observations recorded50,633

Die Aechmea sind eine Pflanzengattung aus der Unterfamilie Bromelioideae in der Familie der Bromeliengewächse (Bromeliaceae). In dieser Gattung gibt es etwa 250 bis 300 Arten. Das griechische Wort aechme bedeutet Lanzenspitze und so findet man gelegentlich die Bezeichnung Lanzenbromelien für diese Gattung. Die bekannteste Art der Gattung ist Aechmea fasciata, sie wird auch Lanzenrosette genannt.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,296
With media: 468
Family: Bromeliaceae
Collections: SEL, IIB-UV, UNICACH, INECOL, UJAT, CAS
Recorded in: Peru, Mexico, Cultivation, Brazil, Ecuador, United States, Honduras

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thumb|right|Aechmea mertensii

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 and . 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.

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