Aechmea recurvata

Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.^[1][2][3]

Aechmea recurvata
Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia
Species:	A. recurvata
Binomial name
Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B. Smith
Synonyms[1]
Macrochordion recurvatum Klotzsch Ortgiesia recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea benrathii Mez Aechmea rupestris F.Muell. ex Ule Aechmea ortgiesii Baker

Varieties

Three varieties are recognized:^[1]

1. Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii (Mez) Reitz - Santa Catarina
2. Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii (Baker) Reitz - São Paulo
3. Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata - most of species range

Cultivars

The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Many cultivars are recorded, including^[4]

Aechmea 'A l'Orange' Aechmea 'Ametista' Aechmea 'Angulation' Aechmea 'Avarua' Aechmea 'Blue Bonnet' Aechmea 'Blue Imp' Aechmea 'Blue Pacific' Aechmea 'Brett Terrace' Aechmea 'Bronze Age' Aechmea 'Cardinalis' Aechmea 'Chardonnay' Aechmea 'Charles Hodgson' Aechmea 'Covata' Aechmea 'Covata Too' Aechmea 'Dee' Aechmea 'Donna Marie' Aechmea 'Echidna' Aechmea 'Flame' Aechmea 'Flaming Star'

Aechmea 'Gemma' Aechmea 'Grapehead' Aechmea 'Karamea Topsy' Aechmea 'Kiwi Baker' Aechmea 'Light Rays' Aechmea 'Lotus' Aechmea 'Mary Brett' Aechmea 'Orangeade' Aechmea 'Paraguay' Aechmea 'Phoenix' Aechmea 'Pica' Aechmea 'Royal Robe' Aechmea 'Saturn' Aechmea 'Suave' Aechmea 'Sunrays' Aechmea 'Sunrise' Aechmea 'Tokuri' Aechmea 'Yellow Throat'

× Billmea 'Barbara Ellen' × Billmea 'Casper' × Billmea 'Curlylocks' × Billmea 'Rosebud' × Neomea 'Dennis' × Neomea 'Olympiad' × Neomea 'Peter Kearney' × Quesmea 'Flame'