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Aechmea cephaloides J.A.Siqueira & Leme

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Fragm. Mata Atl. Nordeste 202-5 (2006)

Type: J. A. Siqueira-Filho 939, cult. Bbio 299. Holotype UFP. Isotype UFP. Pernambuco, Lagoa dos Gatos, Sitio Veloso, 8°42'37"S. 35°50'01"W, 600 m elev, 6 Jun. 1999,

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Pernambuco,

Habitat: 600 m. Elev.

Etymology: Due to the head-like appearance of the inflorescence, A. cephaloides was named from the Greek Kephale, meaning "head", or in this specific case, "resembling a head".

Aechmea cephaloides