Aechmea gregaria Leme & L.Kollmann[as Aechmea gregaria ]

Diagnose: —This new species differs from Aechmea ituberaensis by comparatively long stolons (20–45 cm vs. ca. 7 cm long), a higher number of leaves per rosette (20–28 vs. ca. 7), larger leaf blades (60–102 × 5.7–6.2 cm vs. 40–75 × 2.8–4.3 cm) with subdensely spinose margins (vs. entire), larger inflorescence (20 × 4.5–5.5 cm vs. 11–12 × 3 cm), longer flowers (2.7–3.2 cm vs. ca. 2 cm), which are fragrant (vs. odorless), larger sepals (11–12 × 8–9 mm vs. ca. 9 × 5 mm) with a longer apical mucro (2–3 mm vs. ca. 1.5 mm long) and the larger petals (18–20 × 5 mm vs. ca. 12 × 3 mm).

Edited from : Leme et al. 2014. (protologue) Miscellaneous New Species of Brazilian Bromeliaceae– III .