Aechmea mertensii
A species in the Bromeliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Bromeliaceae
- Genus
- Aechmea
- Species
- Aechmea mertensii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1830
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Aechmea mertensii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Aechmea humilisName author: Mez
- Aechmea mucronifloraName author: Hook.
- Aechmea spicataName author: Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Aechmea thyrsifloraName author: (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Schltdl.
- Aechmea wullschlaegelianaName author: Mez
- Billbergia mertensiiName author: (G.Mey.) Miq.
- Bromelia mertensiiName author: G.Mey.
- Bromelia thrysifloraName author: Willd. ex Schult.f.
- Bromelia thyrsifloraName author: Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Bromelia thyrsifoliaName author: Willd. ex Schult.f.
- Hohenbergia martiiName author: Baker
- Hohenbergia mertensiiName author: (G.Mey.) Baker
- Hohenbergia mucronifloraName author: (Hook.) Baker
- Hohenbergia spicataName author: (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
- Hoplophytum mertensiiName author: (G.Mey.) Beer
- Hoplophytum mucronifloraName author: (Hook.) Beer
- Hoplophytum mucroniflorumName author: (Hook.) Beer
- Hoplophytum spicatumName author: (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Beer
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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