Aechmea

aechmea Translingual thumb|Aechmea fasciata species (urn plant) Etymology From mul αἰχμή grc spearhead, arrowhead -a f. Proper noun 1 f genus family Bromeliaceae mostly epiphytic bromeliads, native from Mexico through much of South America Hypernyms genus ; Bromelioideae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus Aechmea subg. Aechmea subgenus, Aechmea subg. Chevaliera subgenus, Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus subgenus, Aechmea subg. Macrochordion subgenus, Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia subgenus, Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea subgenus, Aechmea subg. Podaechmea subgenus, Aechmea subg. Pothuava subgenus - subgenera Aechmea paniculata species - type species; for the numerous other species see 1 or References 1 1 1 AECHM 42331 18245674 33214 15114 mul 1900 George Nicholson The century supplement to the Dictionary of gardening http://books.google.com/books?id=KO1aAAAAQAAJ&hl=en&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q&f=false 21 mul Bromeliads