| Name | Aechmea sphaerocephala Baker |
| Authorship | Baker |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Aechmea Ruiz & Pavon |
| Citation | 1879 J. Bot. 17: 162. |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Aechmea sphaerocephala Baker |
| Identification made in | 1940 (2), 1944 (1) |