Aechmea recurvata is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Varieties: Three varieties are recognized:

#Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii (Mez) Reitz - Santa Catarina
#Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii (Baker) Reitz - São Paulo
#Aechmea recurvata var. recurvata - most of species range

Cultivars: The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Many cultivars are recorded, including

• Aechmea ´A l´Orange´
• Aechmea ´Ametista´
• Aechmea ´Angulation´
• Aechmea ´Avarua´
• Aechmea ´Blue Bonnet´
• Aechmea ´Blue Imp´
• Aechmea ´Blue Pacific´
• Aechmea ´Brett Terrace´
• Aechmea ´Bronze Age´
• Aechmea ´Cardinalis´
• Aechmea ´Chardonnay´
• Aechmea ´Charles Hodgson´
• Aechmea ´Covata´
• Aechmea ´Covata Too´
• Aechmea ´Dee´
• Aechmea ´Donna Marie´
• Aechmea ´Echidna´
• Aechmea ´Flame´
• Aechmea ´Flaming Star´
• Aechmea ´Gemma´
• Aechmea ´Grapehead´
• Aechmea ´Karamea Topsy´
• Aechmea ´Kiwi Baker´
• Aechmea ´Light Rays´
• Aechmea ´Lotus´
• Aechmea ´Mary Brett´
• Aechmea ´Orangeade´
• Aechmea ´Paraguay´
• Aechmea ´Phoenix´
• Aechmea ´Pica´
• Aechmea ´Royal Robe´
• Aechmea ´Saturn´
• Aechmea ´Suave´
• Aechmea ´Sunrays´
• Aechmea ´Sunrise´
• Aechmea ´Tokuri´
• Aechmea ´Yellow Throat´
• × Billmea ´Barbara Ellen´
• × Billmea ´Casper´
• × Billmea ´Curlylocks´
• × Billmea ´Rosebud´
• × Neomea ´Dennis´
• × Neomea ´Olympiad´
• × Neomea ´Peter Kearney´
• × Quesmea ´Flame´