Aechmea nigribracteata J.R.Maciel, R.Louzada & M.Alves[as Aechmea nigribracteata ]

Diagnose: —Aechmea nigribracteata is morphologically related to A. depressa as shown by huge rosettes with leaves of 150–230 cm long, but differs from that species by having its central axis elongated (vs. compressed), inflorescence 24–30 cm long (vs. 11–14 cm long), floral bracts blackish (vs. reddish), lanceolate (vs. oblong), wholly dentate (vs. serrate in apical portion only) and anthers narrowly bilobed at the base (vs. not bilobed).

Edited from : Maciel et al. 2014. (protologue) Aechmea nigribracteata (Bromeliaceae), a new species from southern Bahia, Brazil .