Aechmea gamosepala

Aechmea gamosepala is a bromeliad endemic to southern Brazil. It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

The following varieties are recognized :


 * 1) Aechmea gamosepala var. gamosepala - from São Paulo State south to Rio Grande do Sul
 * 2) Aechmea gamosepala var. nivea Reitz, 1962 - Santa Catarina