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Aechmea smithiorum is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It is a medium-sized bromeliad with broad green leaves and a striking white rosette.

Aechmea smithiorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Aechmea
Subgenus:	Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea
Species:	A. smithiorum
Binomial name
Aechmea smithiorum Mez
Synonyms[1]
Platyaechmea smithiorum (Mez) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress Aechmea lavandulacea C.H.Wright

Aechmea smithiorum is a rare bromeliad that 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.[2]

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

1. Aechmea smithiorum var. longistipitata E.Gross - St. Vincent
2. Aechmea smithiorum var. smithiorum - Lesser Antilles

Cultivars

• Aechmea 'Amethyst'[3]

References

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