Aechmea maculata
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Aechmea maculata is an evergreen
plant species in the family Bromeliaceae
and the genus Aechmea
. It is native to Brazil
and is grown as an ornamental plant
. It has yellow flowers and the ends of the bracts are sharply angled with a "v" shape.
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
plant species in the family Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
and the genus Aechmea
Aechmea
Aechmea is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The name comes from the Greek “aichme” . Aechmea has 8 subgenera and 255 species distributed from Mexico through South America...
. It is native to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and is grown as an ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
. It has yellow flowers and the ends of the bracts are sharply angled with a "v" shape.