Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Platyaechmea is a subgenus of the genus Aechmea.
Species
Species accepted by Encyclopedia of Bromeliads as of October 2022:| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Aechmea anomala L.B.Sm. | Colombia | |
| Aechmea caesia E.Morren ex Baker | Brazil | |
| Aechmea chantinii Baker | Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru | |
| Aechmea contracta Baker | Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and northern Brazil | |
| Aechmea cucullata H.Luther | Colombia and Ecuador | |
| Aechmea dealbata E.Morren ex Baker | Brazil | |
| Aechmea dichlamydea Baker | Venezuela and to Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Aechmea distichantha Lemaire | northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay | |
| Aechmea gentryi H.Luther & K.Norton | Ecuador | |
| Aechmea longipedunculata Betancur & Aguirre-Santoro | Colombia | |
| Aechmea manzanaresiana H.Luther | Ecuador | |
| Aechmea moorei H.Luther | Ecuador and Peru | |
| Aechmea reclinata C.Sastre & R.Brithmer | Martinique | |
| Aechmea retusa L.B.Sm. | Ecuador, Colombia and Peru | |
| Aechmea romeroi L.B.Sm. | Ecuador and Colombia | |
| Aechmea serrata Mez | Martinique in the West Indies | |
| Aechmea smithiorum Mez | Lesser Antilles: Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada | |
| Aechmea sumidourensis Leme | Brazil | |
| Aechmea tessmannii Harms | Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia | |
| Aechmea tillandsioides Baker | Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, northern Brazil | |
| Aechmea wittmackiana Mez | Brazil | |
| Aechmea zebrina L.B.Sm. | f eastern Ecuador and southern Colombia |