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Aechmea

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Also known as urn plant

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Species

vase bromeliad

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyBromeliaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Observations3,430
Observations recorded50,633

Die Aechmea sind eine Pflanzengattung aus der Unterfamilie Bromelioideae in der Familie der Bromeliengewächse (Bromeliaceae). In dieser Gattung gibt es etwa 250 bis 300 Arten. Das griechische Wort aechme bedeutet Lanzenspitze und so findet man gelegentlich die Bezeichnung Lanzenbromelien für diese Gattung. Die bekannteste Art der Gattung ist Aechmea fasciata, sie wird auch Lanzenrosette genannt.

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thumb|right|Aechmea mertensii

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.

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