Aechmea comata

Aechmea comata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.^[2] This species is endemic to southern Brazil.^[1][3]

Aechmea comata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:	A. comata
Binomial name
Aechmea comata (Gaudich.) Baker
Synonyms[1]
Pothuava comata Gaudich. Hoplophytum comatum (Gaudich.) Beer Hohenbergia comata (Gaudich.) Baker Hoplophytum tetrastachyum Beer Hoplophytum lindenii E.Morren Aechmea lindenii (E.Morren) Baker Macrochordion lindenii (E.Morren) Wittm. Aechmea makoyana Jacob-Makoy Hoplophytum lineatum W.Bull Lamprococcus speciosus W.Bull Hoplophytum makoyanum Micheli Billbergia forgetiana Sander Aechmea lindenii var. makoyana Mez Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. Ortgiesia lindenii (E.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Ortgiesia lindenii var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Infraspecifics

Varieties

• Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B. Smith^[4]

Cultivars

Many cultivars have been created, including:^[5]

• Aechmea 'Covata'
• Aechmea 'Covata Too'
• Aechmea 'Golden Comet'
• Aechmea 'Gotha'
• Aechmea 'Julian Nally'
• Aechmea 'Keith's Comet'