Species in Aechmea

Occurs from north-eastern French Guiana into the Voltzberg area of Suriname at around 120 m elevation. It grows as an epiphyte in primary forest and also saxicolously on granitic outcrops known as inselbergs.

Native to Pernambuco and Bahia in Brazil, growing in the sand of dunes near sea level.

Native to the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil.