Aechmea

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – mostly epiphytic bromeliads, native from Mexico through much of South America.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Bromeliaceae - family; Bromelioideae - subfamily

• (genus): Aechmea subg. Aechmea, Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, Aechmea subg. Pothuava - subgenera
  • Aechmea paniculata - type species; for the numerous other species see Aechmea at The Plant List or Aechmea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Aechmea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aechmea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aechmea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aechmea at USDA Plants database
• Aechmea on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Aechmea at the Catalogue of Life 
• Aechmea at Encyclopedia of Life
• Aechmea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aechmea at The Plant List
• 1900, George Nicholson, The century supplement to the Dictionary of gardening, page 21.