Aechmea angustifolia

Aechmea angustifolia is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to Central America and northern South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, northern Brazil).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Aechmea angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Aechmea
Species:	A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Aechmea angustifolia Poeppig & Endlicher
Synonyms[1]
Hoplophytum angustifolium (Poepp. & Endl.) Beer Hohenbergia angustifolia (Poepp. & Endl.) Baker Aechmea cumingii Baker Aechmea leucocarpa André Aechmea eggersii Mez Aechmea boliviana Rusby Aechmea cylindrica Mez Aechmea inconspicua Harms Aechmea dryanderae Harms Aechmea andradei Gilmartin

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:^[8]

• Aechmea 'Brimstone'
• Aechmea 'El Morro'
• Aechmea 'Hellfire'
• Aechmea 'La Espriella'
• Aechmea 'Regine de Ligne'