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Nidularium purpureum var. coeruleum is a synonym of:

<- Nidularium serratum Leme

Publ: Nidularium - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 111-112 (2000)

Type: Espirito Santo, Pedra Azul, 10 Feb. 1980, L. K. C. de Araujo 8. Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Habitat: 200 to 1,700 m. Elev.

Etymology: The conspicuous leaf spines of this species gave rise to its name, from the Latin serratus, meaning "serrate" or having sharp teeth like a saw directed toward the apex.

Phenology: flowers in January and February.

Nidularium serratum
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