Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I. 592 1864. (syn: Aechmea barleei Baker; Aechmea bracteata var. bracteata ; Aechmea bracteata var. pacifica Beutelsp.; Aechmea isabellina Baker; Aechmea laxiflora Benth.; Aechmea macracantha Brongn. ex André; Aechmea regularis Baker; Aechmea schiedeana Schltdl.; Bromelia bracteata Sw.; Hohenbergia bracteata (Sw.) Baker; Hohenbergia bracteata Beer; Hohenbergia laxiflora (Benth.) Baker; Hoplophytum bracteatum (Sw.) K.Koch; Tillandsia spinosa Sessé & Moc.);
Bahamas; Belize; Colombia; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico Central;
Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Nicaragua; Panam; Venezuela as per Catalogue of Life
211017BHAR01 – Epiphyte : 13 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Found in Auroville botanical Garden near Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu.
Any Idea?
Pl. check comparative images at
Not available at both the links. Could not find a match as per comparative images at
It may be related to Agave
Thanks, … But does not matches with any species so far in efi.
It could be Bilbergia nutans. Not Billbergia species as suggested by …, but some species like Aechmea species- Flower Show, Mumbai
No matching images in the NET. Hence, unable to suggest the ID.
May be Aechmea bracteata …. I think it is matching —Aechmea bracteata ….
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