Aechmea curranii (L.B.Sm.) L.B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer

Taxonomic Change:

• Very similar to A. turbinocalyx. A better delimitation between Aechmea curranii and Aechmea 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. —See Faria & Wendt 2004 p. 279-284
• Treated as a synonym of Aechmea turbinocalyx Mez —See Binomials 13 (2012) p. 41

Literature references:

FCBS (Web) J. Bromeliad Soc.: 54:281h Oliva-Esteve 2002: 18 Smith & Downs 1979: 1518 U.S. Nat. Herb.