Ortgiesia is a subgenus of the genus Aechmea.
Species Species accepted by Encyclopedia of Bromeliads as of October 2022: Image Scientific name Distribution Aechmea alegrensis W.Weber Espírito Santo in Brazil Aechmea apocalyptica Reitz Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo) Aechmea blumenavii ReitzBrazil (Santa Catarina) Aechmea calyculata (E. Morren) Baker Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul), Argentina Aechmea candida E.Morren ex Baker Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) Aechmea caudata Lindman Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul) Aechmea coelestis (K.Koch) E.Morren Brazil (Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina) Aechmea comata (Gaudichaud) Baker southern Brazil Aechmea cylindrata Lindman Brazil (São Paulo to Santa Catarina) Aechmea gamosepala Wittmack southern Brazil Aechmea gracilis Lindman Brazil (Rio de Janeiro State to Santa Catarina) Aechmea joannis T.Strehl Brazil Aechmea kertesziae Reitz southern Brazil Aechmea kleinii Reitz Brazil Aechmea leonard-kentiana H.Luther & Leme Brazil (Bahia) Aechmea lymanii W.Weber Brazil (Bahia) Aechmea organensis Wawra southeastern Brazil Aechmea pimenti-velosoi Reitz Brazil (Santa Catarina) Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina Aechmea seideliana W.Weber Brazil (Espirito Santo) Aechmea winkleri ReitzBrazil (Rio Grande do Sul)
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