Bromeliaceae
Brazilian vaseplant
Aechmea distichantha
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- أكمية دستيكانثا
- arz
- اكميه دستيكانثا
- Azerbaijani
- Billbergia polystachya
- Chinese
- 列花光萼荷
- English
- Brazilian vaseplant, Vase plant
- Spanish
- Billbergia distichostachya, Billbergia polystachya, Cardo chuza, Planta vaso
Synonyms
- Aechmea distichantha f. distichantha
- Aechmea distichantha var. typica L.B.Sm.
- Aechmea polystachia var. excavata (Baker) Mez
- Hohenbergia distichantha (Lem.) Baker
- Hoplophytum distichanthum (Lem.) Beer
- Platyaechmea distichantha (Lem.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
- Quesnelia distchantha (Lem.) Lindm.
- Quesnelia distichantha (Lem.) Lindm.
Photos
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Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João D'Andretta, CC BY 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.