Aechmea pineliana

Aechmea pineliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Pothuava
Species:	A. pineliana
Binomial name
Aechmea pineliana (Brongn. ex Planch.) Baker[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Echinostachys pineliana Brongn. ex Planch. Macrochordion pinelianum (Brongn. ex Planch.) Lem. Pothuava pineliana (Brongn. ex Planch.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Echinostachys rosea Beer Aechmea triticina var. capensis L.B.Sm. Pothuava triticina var. capensis (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress

Aechmea pineliana is a flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae.^[1] It is typical of Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, specially in following states: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is often used as an ornamental plant.