Bromeliaceae

Aechmea comata (Beer) Baker

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea

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Aechmea comata (Aechmea comata) — FlowerPhoto: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 林氏光萼荷

Synonyms

Aechmea comata var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm.
Aechmea lindenii É.Morren ex K.Koch
Aechmea lindenii (É.Morren) Baker
Aechmea lindenii var. makoyana Mez
Aechmea makoyana Jacob-Makoy
Billbergia forgetiana Sander
Chevaliera comata (Beer) Mez
Hohenbergia comata (Beer) Baker
Hoplophytum comatum Beer
Hoplophytum lindenii É.Morren
Hoplophytum lineatum W.Bull
Hoplophytum makoyanum Micheli
Hoplophytum tetrastachyum Beer
Lamprococcus speciosus W.Bull
Macrochordion lindenii (É.Morren) Wittm.
Ortgiesia lindenii (É.Morren) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
Ortgiesia lindenii var. makoyana (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
Pothuava comata (Beer) Gaudich. ex Wittm.

Flowers

In flower: May, July to September (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: NINA WENÓLI, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Michel Moullec from Vern sur Seiche, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JG, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adejario Botelho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ivonete Heidemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Paulo Mascaretti, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: André Ganzarolli Martins, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jéssica Lima, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.