Aechmea mariae-reginae is a species in the genus Aechmea. endemic to Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesNelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Luther, H. E. 1995. An annotated checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica. Selbyana 16(2): 230–234.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii,. This is one of the few Bromelioideae species that is dioecious, and is the only species in its genus with this trait.
Cultivars Cultivars include:BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
Aechmea 'Jimmie Knight'; Aechmea 'Maygood Moir'; Aechmea 'Prince Albert'; × Androlaechmea 'Dean'.
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