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Aechmea serrata is a bromeliad epiphyte from Martinique, now reportedly extinct in the wild and surviving only as a cultivated ornamental. It is grown like other tank-forming Aechmea, with bright light and water held in its central cup.
Aechmea serrata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. It was reportedly originally from Martinique in the West Indies, but now extinct in the wild. It does survive as a cultivated ornamental.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aechmea serrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
