Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Foster's favourite aechmea, Lacquered wine cup

Family: Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad)

Distribution: Brazil

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: This species was first collected by Mulford and Racine Foster during their 1939 trip to Brazil. The flower spike is pendant shaped, curving down around the sides of the plant. It produces a red or red and blue tip flower. It is often grown as an ornamental plant.