Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Aechmea subg. Aechmea is a subgenus of the genus Aechmea.
Species
Species accepted by Encyclopedia of Bromeliads as of October 2022:| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Aechmea abbreviata L.B.Sm. | Ecuador. | |
| Aechmea aculeatosepala Leme | Ecuador | |
| Aechmea aiuruocensis Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea amicorum B.R.Silva & H.Luther | Brazil | |
| Aechmea ampla L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea andaquiensis Betancur & AguirreSantoro | Colombia | |
| Aechmea angustifolia Poepp. & Endl. | Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea aquilega Griseb. | Brazil, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea araneosa L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea aripoensis Pittendr. | Venezuela and Trinidad | |
| Aechmea atrovittata Leme & Siqueira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea avaldoana Leme & W.Till | Brazil | |
| Aechmea azurea L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea bahiana L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea bambusoides L.B.Sm. & Reitz | Brazil | |
| Aechmea bauxilumii Ángel Fernández | Venezuela | |
| Aechmea bracteata Griseb. | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea brassicoides Baker | Guyana | |
| Aechmea callichroma Read & Baensch | Brazil | |
| Aechmea castelnavii Baker | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea catendensis J.A.Siqueira & Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea cephaloides J.A.Siqueira & Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea confertiflora Aguirre-Santoro & Betancur | Colombia | |
| Aechmea confusa H.Luther | Peru | |
| Aechmea correia-araujoi Pereira & Moutinho | Brazil | |
| Aechmea costantinii L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea cymosopaniculata Baker | Venezuela | |
| Aechmea dactylina Baker | Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá | |
| Aechmea decurva Proctor | Jamaica | |
| Aechmea discordiae Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea disjuncta Leme & J A Siqueira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea downsiana Pittendr. | Trinidad | |
| Aechmea echinata Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea egleriana L.B.Sm. | Brazil, French Guiana, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea emmerichiae Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea entringeri Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea eurycorymbus Harms | Brazil | |
| Aechmea fasciata Baker | Brazil | |
| Aechmea fendleri André ex Mez | Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea filicaulis Mez | Venezuela | |
| Aechmea flavorosea E.Pereira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea flemingii H.Luther | Leeward Island | |
| Aechmea fosteriana L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea grazielae Martinelli & Leme | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea guainumbiorum J A Siqueira & Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea guaratingensis Leme & L.Kollmann | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea gurkeniana Pereira & Moutinho | Brazil | |
| Aechmea huebneri Harms | Brazil, Colombia | |
| Aechmea iguana Wittm. | Guatemala | |
| Aechmea jungurudoensis H.Luther & K.Norton | Panama | |
| Aechmea koesteri Manzan. | Ecuador | |
| Aechmea lactifera Leme & J.A.Siqueira | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea lanjouwii L.B.Sm.emend.E.J.Gouda | Suriname | |
| Aechmea lasseri L.B.Sm. | Venezuela | |
| Aechmea latifolia Klotzsch ex Baker | Colombia | |
| Aechmea leptantha Leme & J A Siqueira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea longicuspis Baker | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Aechmea longiramosa Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro | Colombia | |
| Aechmea macrochlamys L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea marauensis Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea marginalis Leme & J.A.Siqueira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea melinonii Hook. | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname | |
| Aechmea mertensii Schult. & Schult.f. | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea milsteiniana L.B.Sm. & Read | Brazil | |
| Aechmea mollis L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea moonenii Gouda | Suriname, French Guiana. | |
| Aechmea mulfordii L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea mutica L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea nallyi L.B.Sm. | Colombia, Peru | |
| Aechmea nidularioides L.B.Sm. | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Aechmea nivea L.B.Sm. | Colombia | |
| Aechmea orlandiana L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea paniculata Ruiz & Pav. | Peru | |
| Aechmea paniculigera Griseb. | Jamaica, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea paradoxa Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea patriciae H.Luther | Ecuador | |
| Aechmea penduliflora André | Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea phanerophlebia Baker | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea politii L.B.Sm. | Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea polyantha E.Pereira & Reitz | French Guiana to Brazil | |
| Aechmea prancei L.B.Sm. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea prava E.Pereira | Brazil | |
| Aechmea pubescens Baker | Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea purpureorosea Wawra | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea pyramidalis Benth | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Aechmea ramosa Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | Brazil | |
| Aechmea ramusculosa Leme | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea rodriguesiana L.B.Sm. | French Guiana to Brazil. | |
| Aechmea roeseliae H.Luther | Ecuador. | |
| Aechmea rubens L.B.Sm | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea rubrolilacina Leme | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea servitensis André | Colombia, Ecuador | |
| Aechmea setigera Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea skotakii H.Luther ex Manzanares | Ecuador. | |
| Aechmea spectabilis Brongn. ex Houllet | Colombia, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea stenosepala L.B.Sm. | Colombia | |
| Aechmea streptocalycoides Philcox | Ecuador to Peru | |
| Aechmea strobilina L.B.Sm. & Read | Panama. | |
| Aechmea sucreana Martinelli & C.Vieira | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea tocantina Baker | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela | |
| Aechmea tomentosa Mez | ||
| Aechmea vasquezii H.Luther | Peru. | |
| Aechmea viridipetala A.F.Costa & Amorim | Brazil | |
| Aechmea weberi Leme | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea werdermannii Harms | Brazil. | |
| Aechmea williamsii L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | |
| Aechmea xinguana A.K.Koch, Ilkiu-Borg. & Forzza | Brazil |