Aechmea curranii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer[as Aechmea curranii (L B Smith) Smith & Spencer]

Observations: —Aechmea curranii (L B Smith) Smith & Spencer is very similar to A. turbinocalyx see A P G de Faria & T Wendt in J. Brom. Soc. 54(6): 279-284. 2004 who said, “ A better delimitation between A. curranii and A. turbinocalyx will depend on more field collections.” No further field studies have been reported but Luther decided that it was a synonym see Binomial listings.

Edited from : Smith & Downs 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae) in Flora Neotropica.