Aechmea
Image:Aechmea mertensii - pl 1.jpg|thumb|right|Aechmea mertensii
Aechmea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae. 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 Baker
- Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus Baker
- Aechmea subg. Macrochordion Baker
- Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia Mez
- Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea Baker
- Aechmea subg. Podaechmea Mez
- Aechmea subg. Pothuava Baker
- Aechmea subg. Streptocalyx ined.
Species
, Plants of the World Online listed the following species:Transferred
- Aechmea bicolor → Wittmackia bicolor
- Aechmea burle-marxii → Wittmackia burle-marxii
- Aechmea depressa → Karawata depressa
- Aechmea gustavoi → Karawata gustavoi
- Aechmea hostilis → Karawata hostilis J.R.Maciel & G.M.Sousa
- Aechmea involucrata → Ronnbergia involucrata
- Aechmea multiflora → Karawata multiflora
- Aechmea nigribracteata → Karawata nigribracteata
- Aechmea prasinata → Karawata prasinata
- Aechmea saxicola → Karawata saxicola
- Aechmea tonduzii → Ronnbergia tonduzii
- Aechmea turbinocalyx → Wittmackia turbinocalyx
- Aechmea veitchii → ''Ronnbergia veitchii''
Cultivars
Cultivars include:- Aechmea 'Blue Tango'
- Aechmea 'Burgundy'
- Aechmea 'Fire'
- Aechmea 'Gympie Gold'
- Aechmea 'Jeanie'
- Aechmea 'Malva'