Bromeliaceae

Aechmea pineliana (Brongn. ex Planch.) Baker

Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea

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Aechmea pineliana: Aechmea pineliana minuta Bromeliad — Photo: daviddaviddaviddaviddavid, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 皮内利光萼荷

Synonyms

Aechmea pineliana var. pineliana
Aechmea triticina var. capensis L.B.Sm.
Echinostachys pineliana Brongn. ex Planch.
Echinostachys rosea Beer
Macrochordion pinelianum (Brongn. ex Planch.) Lem.
Macrochordion pinelianum Lem.
Macrochordium pinelianum (Brongn. ex Planch.) Lem.
Pothuava pineliana (Brongn. ex Planch.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
Pothuava triticina var. capensis (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Flowers

In flower: April to May, July to August (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: daviddaviddaviddaviddavid, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriel Jovêncio Ribeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: André Ferrari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Fabricio Carvalho da Silva, 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.