Pinel's aechmea (Aechmea pineliana)

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Aechmea pineliana is a flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. It is typical of Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil, specially in following states: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is often used as an ornamental plant.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pinel's aechmea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Aechmea ornata
Aechmea bromeliifolia
Aechmea pectinata
Aechmea calyculata
Aechmea comata

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Species: Aechmea pineliana

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