Aechmea fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae. This species is native to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142
Cultivars The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Cultivars include:BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
Aechmea 'Blue Tango' Aechmea 'Flamingo' Aechmea 'Foster's Freckles' Aechmea 'Lilac Cloud' Aechmea 'Pink Rocket' Aechmea 'Purple Velvet' Aechmea 'Romero' Aechmea 'Royanne' Aechmea 'Shelldancer' Aechmea 'Spring Beauty' × Canmea 'Carmin' × Ursumea 'Ma Williams'
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