Native records: 9 botanical areas
Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, 6 more areas
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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.
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An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Suriname and elsewhere.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- BoliviaNative
Brazil
- Brazil NorthNative
- Brazil NortheastNative
- Brazil West-CentralNative
Colombia
- ColombiaNative
Costa Rica
- Costa RicaNative
Peru
- PeruNative
Suriname
- SurinamNative
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- VenezuelaNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Af Tropical, rainforest
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- ET Polar, tundra
The same climate occurs in 153 areas worldwide, 144 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
Other species in Aechmea
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Brazil · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Colombia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Costa Rica · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Peru · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Suriname · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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