Aechmea 'La Espriella'

''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.

Subgenera

Subgenera include:
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Aechmea'' Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Chevaliera'' (Gaudichaud ex Beer) Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Lamprococcus'' (Beer) Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Macrochordion'' (De Vriese) Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Ortgiesia'' (Regel) Mez
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Platyaechmea'' (Baker) Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Podaechmea'' Mez
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Pothuava'' (Baker) Baker
* ''Aechmea'' subg. ''Streptocalyx'' ined.

Species

, Plants of the World Online listed the following species:
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*''Aechmea abbreviata'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea aculeatosepala'' {{small, (Rauh & Barthlott) Leme
*''Aechmea aenigmatica'' {{small, López-Ferr., Espejo, Ceja & A.Mend.
*''Aechmea aguadocensis'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann
*''Aechmea aiuruocensis'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea alba'' {{small, Mez
*''Aechmea alegrensis'' {{small, W.Weber
*''Aechmea alopecurus'' {{small, Mez
*''Aechmea amicorum'' {{small, B.R.Silva & H.Luther
*''Aechmea ampla'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea andaquiensis'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea andersonii'' {{small, H.Luther & Leme
*''Aechmea angustifolia'' {{small, Poepp. & Endl.
*''Aechmea anomala'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea apocalyptica'' {{small, Reitz
*''Aechmea aquilega'' {{small, (Salisb.) Griseb.
*''Aechmea araneosa'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea arenaria'' {{small, (Ule) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea aripoensis'' {{small, (N.E.Br.) Pittendr.
*''Aechmea atrovittata'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*'' Aechmea avaldoana'' {{small, Leme & W.Till
*'' Aechmea azurea'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea bahiana'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea bambusoides'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Reitz
*''Aechmea baudoensis'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur
*'' Aechmea bauxilumii'' {{small, Áng.Fernández
*'' Aechmea biflora'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea blanchetiana'' {{small, (Baker) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea blumenavii'' {{small, Reitz
*'' Aechmea bocainensis'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme
*''Aechmea brachystachys'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea bracteata'' {{small, (Sw.) Griseb.
*'' Aechmea brassicoides'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea brevicollis'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea bromeliifolia'' {{small, (Rudge) Baker ex Benth. & Hook.f.
*''Aechmea bruggeri'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea caesia'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker
*'' Aechmea callichroma'' {{small, Read & Baensch
*''Aechmea calyculata'' {{small, (É.Morren) Baker
*'' Aechmea campanulata'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea candida'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker
*''Aechmea capixabae'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea cardenasii'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur
*''Aechmea cariocae'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea carvalhoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme
*'' Aechmea castanea'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea castelnavii'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea catendensis'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme
*''Aechmea cathcartii'' {{small, C.F.Reed & Read
*''Aechmea caudata'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme
*'' Aechmea chantinii'' {{small, (Carrière) Baker
*''Aechmea coelestis'' {{small, (K.Koch) É.Morren
*'' Aechmea colombiana'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea comata'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker
*'' Aechmea confertiflora'' {{small, Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur
*'' Aechmea confusa'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea conifera'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea contracta'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
*''Aechmea correia-araujoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho
*'' Aechmea corymbosa'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez
*''Aechmea costantinii'' {{small, (Mez) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea cucullata'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea cylindrata'' {{small, Lindm.
*'' Aechmea cymosopaniculata'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea dactylina'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea dealbata'' {{small, É.Morren ex Baker
*''Aechmea decurva'' {{small, Proctor
*'' Aechmea dichlamydea'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea digitata'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Read
*'' Aechmea discordiae'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea disjuncta'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*'' Aechmea distichantha'' {{small, Lem.
*'' Aechmea downsiana'' {{small, Pittendr.
*''Aechmea echinata'' {{small, (Leme) Leme
*'' Aechmea egleriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea emmerichiae'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea entringeri'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea esseri'' {{small, Gross & Rauh
*''Aechmea eurycorymbus'' {{small, (Regel) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea fasciata'' {{small, (Lindl.) Baker
*'' Aechmea fendleri'' {{small, André ex Mez
*''Aechmea fernandae'' {{small, (É.Morren) Baker
*'' Aechmea ferruginea'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea filicaulis'' {{small, (Griseb.) Mez
*'' Aechmea flavorosea'' {{small, E.Pereira
*''Aechmea flemingii'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea floribunda'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
*''Aechmea fosteriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea frassyi'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*'' Aechmea fraudulosa'' {{small, Mez
*'' Aechmea fuerstenbergii'' {{small, É.Morren & Wittm.
*'' Aechmea fulgens'' {{small, Brongn.
*''Aechmea gamosepala'' {{small, Wittm.
*''Aechmea geminiflora'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*'' Aechmea gentryi'' {{small, H.Luther & K.F.Norton
*''Aechmea gigantea'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea glandulosa'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea gracilis'' {{small, Lindm.
*'' Aechmea grazielae'' {{small, Martinelli & Leme
*''Aechmea guainumbiorum'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme
*''Aechmea guaratingensis'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann
*'' Aechmea gurkeniana'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho
*''Aechmea haltonii'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea hellae'' {{small, W.Weber
*''Aechmea heterosepala'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea hoppii'' {{small, (Harms) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea huebneri'' {{small, Harms
*''Aechmea iguana'' {{small, Wittm.
*'' Aechmea itapoana'' {{small, W.Till & Morowetz
*'' Aechmea joannis'' {{small, Strehl
*'' Aechmea jungurudoensis'' {{small, H.Luther & K.F.Norton
*'' Aechmea kautskyana'' {{small, E.Pereira & L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea kentii'' {{small, (H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea kertesziae'' {{small, Reitz
*''Aechmea kleinii'' {{small, Reitz
*''Aechmea koesteri'' {{small, Manzan.
*'' Aechmea kuntzeana'' {{small, Mez, syn. of '' Aechmea longicuspis'' var. ''kuntzeana'' {{small, (Mez) Gouda
*'' Aechmea lactifera'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*''Aechmea lamarchei'' {{small, Mez
*'' Aechmea lanata'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea lanjouwii'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea lasseri'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea latifolia'' {{small, (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Klotzsch ex Mez
*''Aechmea leonard-kentiana'' {{small, H.Luther & Leme
*'' Aechmea leppardii'' {{small, Philcox
*'' Aechmea leptantha'' {{small, (Harms) Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*'' Aechmea leucolepis'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea lilacinantha'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea longicuspis'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea longifolia'' {{small, (Rudge) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea longipedunculata'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea longiramosa'' {{small, Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro
*'' Aechmea lueddemanniana'' {{small, (K.Koch) Mez
*''Aechmea lugoi'' {{small, (Gilmartin & H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea lymanii'' {{small, W.Weber
*''Aechmea maasii'' {{small, Gouda & W.Till
*'' Aechmea macrochlamys'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea maculata'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea magdalenae'' {{small, (André) André ex Baker
*''Aechmea manzanaresiana'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea marauensis'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea marginalis'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*''Aechmea mariae-reginae'' {{small, H.Wendl.
*''Aechmea matudae'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea mcvaughii'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea melinonii'' {{small, Hook.
*'' Aechmea mertensii'' {{small, (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f.
*''Aechmea mexicana'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea milsteiniana'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & Read
*''Aechmea miniata'' {{small, (Beer) Baker
*''Aechmea mira'' {{small, Leme & H.Luther
*'' Aechmea mollis'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea moonenii'' {{small, Gouda
*''Aechmea moorei'' {{small, H.Luther
*'' Aechmea mulfordii'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea murcae'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea muricata'' {{small, (Arruda) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea mutica'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea nallyi'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea napoensis'' {{small, L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea nidularioides'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea nivea'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea novoae'' {{small, Flores-Arg., López-Ferr. & Espejo
*''Aechmea nudicaulis'' {{small, (L.) Griseb.
*''Aechmea organensis'' {{small, Wawra
*''Aechmea orlandiana'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea ornata'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker
*'' Aechmea pabstii'' {{small, E.Pereira & Moutinho
*''Aechmea pallida'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea paniculata'' {{small, Ruiz & Pav.
*''Aechmea paniculigera'' {{small, (Sw.) Griseb.
*''Aechmea paradoxa'' {{small, (Leme) Leme
*'' Aechmea paratiensis'' {{small, Leme & Fraga
*'' Aechmea patriciae'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea pectinata'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea pedicellata'' {{small, Leme & H.Luther
*''Aechmea penduliflora'' {{small, André
*''Aechmea perforata'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea phanerophlebia'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea pimenti-velosoi'' {{small, Reitz
*''Aechmea pineliana'' {{small, (Brongn. ex Planch.) Baker
*''Aechmea pittieri'' {{small, Mez
*'' Aechmea podantha'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea poitaei'' {{small, (Baker) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea politii'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea polyantha'' {{small, E.Pereira & Reitz
*''Aechmea prancei'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea prava'' {{small, E.Pereira
*'' Aechmea pseudonudicaulis'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea pubescens'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea purpureorosea'' {{small, (Hook.) Wawra
*''Aechmea pyramidalis'' {{small, Benth.
*''Aechmea racinae'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea ramosa'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
*''Aechmea ramusculosa'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea reclinata'' {{small, Sastre & Brithmer
*'' Aechmea recurvata'' {{small, (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea recurvipetala'' {{small, Leme & L.Kollmann
*''Aechmea retusa'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea roberto-anselmoi'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme
*''Aechmea roberto-seidelii'' {{small, E.Pereira
*''Aechmea rodriguesiana'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea roeseliae'' {{small, H.Luther
*''Aechmea romeroi'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea rubens'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea rubiginosa'' {{small, Mez
*'' Aechmea rubroaristata'' {{small, Leme & Fraga
*'' Aechmea rubrolilacina'' {{small, Leme
*'' Aechmea seideliana'' {{small, W.Weber
*'' Aechmea seidelii'' {{small, (Leme) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*'' Aechmea sergipana'' {{small, E.Pereira & Leme
*''Aechmea serragrandensis'' {{small, Leme & J.A.Siqueira
*''Aechmea serrata'' {{small, (L.) Mez
*''Aechmea servitensis'' {{small, André
*'' Aechmea setigera'' {{small, Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
*''Aechmea smithiorum'' {{small, Mez
*'' Aechmea spectabilis'' {{small, (K.Koch) Brongn. ex Houllet
*'' Aechmea sphaerocephala'' {{small, (Gaudich.) Baker
*''Aechmea squarrosa'' {{small, Baker
*'' Aechmea stelligera'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea stenosepala'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea streptocalycoides'' {{small, Philcox
*''Aechmea strobilacea'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*''Aechmea strobilina'' {{small, (Beurl.) L.B.Sm. & Read
*'' Aechmea sucreana'' {{small, Martinelli & C.M.Vieira
*'' Aechmea sumidourensis'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea tayoensis'' {{small, Gilmartin
*''Aechmea tessmannii'' {{small, Harms
*'' Aechmea tillandsioides'' {{small, (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
*'' Aechmea timida'' {{small, Leme
*''Aechmea tocantina'' {{small, Baker
*''Aechmea tomentosa'' {{small, Mez
*''Aechmea triangularis'' {{small, Mez
*''Aechmea tuitensis'' {{small, Magaña & E.J.Lott
*'' Aechmea vallerandii'' {{small, (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold
*''Aechmea vanhoutteana'' {{small, (Van Houtte) Mez
*'' Aechmea vasquezii'' {{small, H.Luther
*'' Aechmea victoriana'' {{small, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea viridipetala'' {{small, A.F.Costa & Amorim
*''Aechmea warasii'' {{small, E.Pereira
*'' Aechmea weberi'' {{small, (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme
*'' Aechmea weilbachii'' {{small, Didr.
*''Aechmea werdermannii'' {{small, Harms
*''Aechmea williamsii'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
*''Aechmea winkleri'' {{small, Reitz
*''Aechmea wittmackiana'' {{small, (Regel) Mez
*''Aechmea woronowii'' {{small, Harms
*'' Aechmea xinguana'' {{small, A.K.Koch, Ilk.-Borg. & Forzza
*''Aechmea zebrina'' {{small, L.B.Sm.

Transferred

*''Aechmea bicolor'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → '' Wittmackia bicolor'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) Aguirre-Santoroo
*''Aechmea burle-marxii'' {{small, E.Pereira → ''Wittmackia burle-marxii'' {{small, (E.Pereira) Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea depressa'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → '' Karawata depressa'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea gustavoi'' {{small, J.A.Siqueira & Leme → '' Karawata gustavoi'' {{small, (J.A.Siqueira & Leme) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea hostilis'' {{small, E.Pereira → '' Karawata hostilis'' (E.Pereira) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea involucrata'' {{small, André → ''Ronnbergia involucrata'' {{small, (André) Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea multiflora'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → '' Karawata multiflora'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea nigribracteata'' {{small, J.R.Maciel, Louzada & M.Alves → ''Karawata nigribracteata'' {{small, (J.R.Maciel, Louzada & M.Alves) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea prasinata'' {{small, G.M.Sousa & Wand. → ''Karawata prasinata'' {{small, (G.M.Sousa & Wand.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea saxicola'' {{small, L.B.Sm. → '' Karawata saxicola'' {{small, (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
*''Aechmea tonduzii'' {{small, Mez & Pittier → ''Ronnbergia tonduzii'' {{small, (Mez & Pittier) Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea turbinocalyx'' {{small, Mez → ''Wittmackia turbinocalyx'' {{small, (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro
*''Aechmea veitchii'' {{small, Baker → ''Ronnbergia veitchii'' {{small, (Baker) Aguirre-Santoro

Cultivars

Cultivars include:{{cn, date=October 2020
*''Aechmea'' 'Blue Tango'
*''Aechmea'' 'Burgundy'
*''Aechmea'' 'Fire'
*''Aechmea'' 'Gympie Gold'
*''Aechmea'' 'Jeanie'
*''Aechmea'' 'Malva'

References

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{{cite web , title=''Aechmea'' Ruiz & Pav. , url=http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328345-2 , website=Plants of the World Online , publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , access-date=12 November 2022

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Bromeliaceae genera
Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez