A taxonomic study of the genus Aechmea ofPernambuco, Brazil was done. Ten species were found: A. aquilega (Salisb.) Griseb., A. euryccrymhusHarms, A.fulgensBrongn., A. lingulataXL.) Baker, A. mertensii(G. Mey.) Schult. f., A. mulfordiih. B. Sm., A. murícata (Arruda) L. B. Sm., A. stelligera L. B. Sm., A. tomentosa Mez and A werdermannii Harms. Aechmea murícata and A. werdermannii are endemic, and A. stelligera is a new records for Pernambuco State. Key, descriptions, comments and illustrations of the species are included.
Aechmea; Bromeliaceae; taxonomy; Pernambuco State; Brazil