Aechmea smithiorum is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae. It is a rare medium-sized bromeliad with broad green leaves and a striking white rosette. It grows as an epiphyte and sometime terrestrially. It is indigenous to seasonal forest and lower montane rainforests of the Lesser Antilles: Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada.
Varieties Two varieties are recognized:
Aechmea smithiorum var. longistipitata E.Gross - St. Vincent Aechmea smithiorum var. smithiorum - Lesser Antilles
Cultivars Aechmea 'Amethyst'BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009
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