Bromeliaceae
Aechmea mertensii
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أكمية مرتنسية
- arz
- اكميه مرتنسيه
Synonyms
- Aechmea humilis Mez
- Aechmea mucroniflora Hook.
- Aechmea spicata Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Aechmea thyrsiflora (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Schltdl.
- Aechmea wullschlaegeliana Mez
- Billbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Miq.
- Bromelia mertensii G.Mey.
- Bromelia thrysiflora Willd. ex Schult.f.
- Bromelia thyrsiflora Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Bromelia thyrsifolia Willd. ex Schult.f.
- Hohenbergia martii Baker
- Hohenbergia mertensii (G.Mey.) Baker
- Hohenbergia mucroniflora (Hook.) Baker
- Hohenbergia spicata (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
- Hoplophytum mertensii (G.Mey.) Beer
- Hoplophytum mucroniflora (Hook.) Beer
- Hoplophytum mucroniflorum (Hook.) Beer
- Hoplophytum spicatum (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Beer
Flowers
- In flower
- September to January (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucas Kaminski, 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.