Aechmea bromeliifolia
Also known as: Aechmea bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker +11 more
- Aechmea bromeliifolia (Rudge) Baker
- Aechmea melanacantha DeVriese
- Bromelia melanantha KerGawl.
- Hoiriri bromeliifolia (Rudge) Kuntze
- Macrochordion bromeliifolium (Rudge) Beer
- Macrochordium bromeliifolium (Rudge) Beer
- Macrochordium macracanthum Regel
- Macrochordium pulchrum Beer
- Macrochordium strictum Beer
- Pitcairnia melanacantha de Vriese
- Pitcairnia melanacantha DeVriese
- Tillandsia bromeliifolia Rudge
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Bromeliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Aechmea bromeliifolia is an epiphytic or lithophytic bromeliad belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms