vase bromeliad (Aechmea bracteata)
Aechmea bracteata is an epiphytic bromeliad from the American tropics. It forms a spiny, water-tank rosette, boasting a showy spike with red bracts, yellow flowers.
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Synonyms
Aechmea barleei Baker
Aechmea isabellina Baker
Aechmea laxiflora Benth.
Aechmea macracantha Brongn. ex André
Aechmea regularis Baker
Aechmea schiedeana Schltdl.
Bromelia bracteata Sw.
Hohenbergia bracteata (Sw.) Baker
Hohenbergia bracteata Beer
Hohenbergia laxiflora (Benth.) Baker
Hoplophytum bracteatum (Sw.) K.Koch
Tillandsia spinosa Sessé & Moc.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderPoales
- familyBromeliaceae
- genusAechmea
- speciesAechmea bracteata