Aechmea Macrochlamys

''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, Lindm.
*'' Aechmea cephaloides'' {{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, Harms
*'' Aechmea farinosa'' {{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, L.B.Sm.
*'' Aechmea triticina'' {{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=https://powo.science.kew.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
Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López