Aechmea

Accepted species 260 Documented here 30 Family Bromeliaceae

Accepted species 260 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb. 160 documented
Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb. 121 documented
Aechmea distichantha Lem. 106 documented
Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex Baker 40 documented
Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. 36 documented
Aechmea bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker ex Benth. & Hook.f. 33 documented
Aechmea mexicana Baker 28 documented
Aechmea marauensis Leme 25 documented
Aechmea tillandsioides (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker 24 documented
Aechmea cylindrata Lindm. 20 documented
Aechmea mariae-reginae H.Wendl. 19 documented
Aechmea angustifolia Poepp. & Endl. 15 documented
Aechmea mertensii (G.Mey.) Schult. & Schult.f. 13 documented
Aechmea setigera Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. 12 documented
Aechmea aquilega (Salisb.) Griseb. 10 documented
Aechmea gamosepala Wittm. 9 documented
Aechmea calyculata (É.Morren) Baker 8 documented
Aechmea stenosepala L.B.Sm. 7 documented
Aechmea pubescens Baker 6 documented
Aechmea costantinii (Mez) L.B.Sm. 5 documented
Aechmea castelnavii Baker 4 documented
Aechmea chantinii (Carrière) Baker 4 documented
Aechmea dactylina Baker 4 documented
Aechmea lueddemanniana (K.Koch) Mez 4 documented
Aechmea maasii Gouda & W.Till 4 documented
Aechmea ornata (Gaudich.) Baker 4 documented
Aechmea pectinata Baker 4 documented
Aechmea purpureorosea (Hook.) Wawra 4 documented
Aechmea hoppii (Harms) L.B.Sm. 3 documented
Aechmea perforata L.B.Sm. 3 documented
Aechmea melinonii Hook. 3 below the evidence gate
Aechmea longifolia (Rudge) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 2 below the evidence gate
Aechmea phanerophlebia Baker 2 below the evidence gate
Aechmea romeroi L.B.Sm. 2 below the evidence gate
Aechmea zebrina L.B.Sm. 2 below the evidence gate
Aechmea blanchetiana (Baker) L.B.Sm. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea brassicoides Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea caudata Lindm. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea coelestis (K.Koch) Jacob-Makoy 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea comata (Beer) Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fasciata (Lindl.) Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fendleri André ex Mez 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea floribunda Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fulgens Brongn. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea huebneri Harms 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea leptantha (Harms) Leme & J.A.Siqueira 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea longicuspis Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea miniata (Beer) Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea moonenii Gouda 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea moorei H.Luther 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea rubens (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea smithiorum Mez 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea tocantina Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea vallerandii (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea weilbachii Didr. 1 below the evidence gate
Aechmea abbreviata L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aculeatosepala (Rauh & Barthlott) Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aenigmatica López-Ferr., Espejo, Ceja & A.Mend. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aguadocensis Leme & L.Kollmann 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aiuruocensis Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea alba Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea alegrensis W.Weber 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea alopecurus Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea amicorum B.R.Silva & H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea ampla L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea andaquiensis Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea andersonii H.Luther & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea anomala L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea apocalyptica Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea araneosa L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea arenaria (Ule) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aripensis (N.E.Br.) Pittendr. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea aripoensis (N.E.Br.) Pittendr. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea atrovittata Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea avaldoana Leme & W.Till 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea azurea L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea bahiana L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea bambusoides L.B.Sm. & Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea baudoensis Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea bauxilumii Áng.Fernández 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea biflora (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea blumenavii Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea bocainensis E.Pereira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea brachystachys (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea brevicollis L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea bruggeri Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea caesia É.Morren ex Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea callichroma Read & Baensch 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea campanulata L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea candida É.Morren ex Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea capixabae L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cardenasii Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cariocae L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea carvalhoi E.Pereira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea castanea L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea catendensis J.A.Siqueira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cathcartii C.F.Reed & Read 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cephaloides J.A.Siqueira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea colombiana (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea conferta L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea confertiflora Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea confusa H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea conifera L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea contracta (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea correia-arauji E.Pereira & Moutinho 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea correia-araujoi E.Pereira & Moutinho 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea corymbosa (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cucullata H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cymoso-paniculata Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea cymosopaniculata Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea dealbata É.Morren ex Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea decurva Proctor 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea dichlamydea Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea digitata L.B.Sm. & Read 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea discordiae Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea disjuncta (L.B.Sm.) Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea downsiana Pittendr. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea echinata (Leme) Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea egleriana L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea emmerichiae Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea entringeri Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea esseri E.Gross & Rauh 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea eurycorymbus Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea farinosa Makoy Hortus ex Regel 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea farinosa (Regel) L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fernandae (É.Morren) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea ferruginea L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea filicaulis (Griseb.) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea flavorosea E.Pereira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea flemingii H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fosteriana L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea frassyi Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fraudulosa Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea fuerstenbergii É.Morren & Wittm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea furstenbergii É.Morren 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea geminiflora (Harms) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea gentryi H.Luther & K.F.Norton 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea gigantea (É.Morren) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea glandulosa Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea gracilis Lindm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea grazielae Martinelli & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea guainumbiorum J.A.Siqueira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea guaratingensis Leme & L.Kollmann 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea gurkeniana E.Pereira & Moutinho 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea haltonii H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea hellae W.Weber 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea heterosepala Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea iguana Wittm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea itapoana W.Till & Morowetz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea joannis Strehl 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea jungurudoensis H.Luther & K.F.Norton 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea kautskyana E.Pereira & L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea kentii (H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea kertesziae Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea kleinii Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea koesteri Manzan. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lactifera Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lamarchei Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lanata (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lanjouwii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lasseri L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea latifolia (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Klotzsch ex Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea leonard-kentiana H.Luther & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea leppardii Philcox 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea leucolepis L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lilacinantha Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea linharesii Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea longipedunculata Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea longiramosa Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lugoi (Gilmartin & H.Luther) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea lymanii W.Weber 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea macrochlamys L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea maculata L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea manzanaresiana H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea marginalis Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea matudae L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea mcvaughii L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea milsteiniana L.B.Sm. & Read 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea mira Leme & H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea mollis L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea mulfordii L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea murcae (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea muricata (Arruda) L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea mutica L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea nallyi L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea napoensis L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea nidularioides L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea nivea L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea novoae Flores-Arg., López-Ferr. & Espejo 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea organensis Wawra 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea orlandiana L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pabstii E.Pereira & Moutinho 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pallida L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea paniculata Ruiz & Pav. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea paniculigera (Sw.) Griseb. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea paradoxa (Leme) Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea paratiensis Leme & Fraga 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea patriciae H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pedicellata Leme & H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea penduliflora André 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pimenti-velosoi Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pineliana (Brongn. ex Planch.) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pittieri Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea podantha L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea poitaei (Baker) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea politii L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea polyantha E.Pereira & Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea prancei L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea prava E.Pereira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pseudonudicaulis Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea pyramidalis Benth. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea racinae L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea ramosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea ramusculosa Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea reclinata Sastre & Brithmer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea recurvipetala Leme & L.Kollmann 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea retusa L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea roberto-anselmoi E.Pereira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea roberto-seidelii E.Pereira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea rodriguesiana (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea roeseliae H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea rubiginosa Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea rubroaristata Leme & Fraga 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea rubrolilacina Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea seideliana W.Weber 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea seidelii (Leme) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea sergipana E.Pereira & Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea serragrandensis Leme & J.A.Siqueira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea serrata (L.) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea servitensis André 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea spectabilis (Linden ex Galeotti) Brongn. ex Houllet 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea sphaerocephala (Gaudich.) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea squarrosa Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea stelligera L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea streptocalycoides Philcox 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea strobilacea L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea strobilina (Beurl.) L.B.Sm. & Read 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea sucreana Martinelli & C.M.Vieira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea sumidourensis Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea tayoensis Gilmartin 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea tessmannii Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea timida Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea tomentosa Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea triangularis L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea triticina Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea tuitensis Magaña & E.J.Lott 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea vallerandi (Carrière) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea van-houtteana (Van Houtte) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea vanhoutteana (Van Houtte) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea vasquezii H.Luther 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea victoriana L.B.Sm. 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea viridipetala A.F.Costa & Amorim 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea warasii E.Pereira 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea weberi (E.Pereira & Leme) Leme 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea werdermannii Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea williamsii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea winkleri Reitz 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea wittmackiana (Regel) Mez 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea woronowii Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Aechmea xinguana A.K.Koch, Ilk.-Borg. & Forzza 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.