Aechmea contracta

Aechmea contracta is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family.^[2] It is native to Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Guyana and northern Brazil.^[1][3][4][5]

Aechmea contracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:	A. contracta
Binomial name
Aechmea contracta (Mart. ex Schult.f.) Baker
Synonyms[1]
Billbergia contracta Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Platyaechmea contracta (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea trigona E.Pereira