Aechmea gamosepala

Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil.^[1][2][3] It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius^[4]

Aechmea gamosepala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:	A. gamosepala
Binomial name
Aechmea gamosepala Wittm.
Synonyms[1]
Ortgiesia gamosepala (Wittm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

The following varieties are recognized :^[1]

1. Aechmea gamosepala var. gamosepala - from São Paulo State south to Rio Grande do Sul
2. Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea Reitz, 1962 - Santa Catarina