Bromeliaceae

Aechmea bracteata (Sw.) Griseb.

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea

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Aechmea bracteata: Aechmea bracteata in habitat in Guatemala, Dept. Izabal, Quiriguá . — Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: أكمية قنابية
arz: اكميه قنابيه
Chinese: 豔紅苞鳳梨, 苞叶光萼荷
Portuguese: Gallito

Synonyms

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.

Photos

Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Timm Stolten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Raphael17, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.