Aechmea pectinata Baker

Literature references:

Baensch & Baensch 1994: 68 Bot. J. Linn. Soc.: 125:252 Bromtravels (Web) BSA (Web) FCBS (Web) Golinski 1997 J. Bromeliad Soc.: 57: 139: 21:148 57:139 Leme & Marigo 1993: 40 Lindman 1891: 7 Oliva-Esteve 2000a: 67 Reitz 1983: 19 Richter 1962, 1978: 202 Smith & Downs 1979: 1905,1910: 1905*: 1905*: 1905* Steens 2003: 31,61 Vidal 1996: 45

Williams 2006 Zimmer 1986: 142b

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Comments:

• Distribution and habitat
  A. pectinata is known from the States of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana and Santa Catarina (See map). Growth is epiphytic, saxicolous, rupicolous and terrestrial in Atlantic rain forest and sandy coastal plains ('restingas'), at altitudes between sea level and 1100 m.
  Notes
  A. pectinata was described by Baker ( 1879) who treated it in the section Pothuava along with A. pineliana, A. nudicaulis and a further seven species that no longer belong to the subgenus Pothuava. Later, Baker ( 1889) included this taxon in the subgenus Pectinaria near A. fasciata (Lindl.) Baker and A. dealbata E. Morren ex Baker. Morphologically these species have similar serrate floral bracts. Mez ( 1896) considered A. crocophylla (E. Morren) Baker as a synonym of A. pectinata. A. crocophylla was placed by Baker ( 1889) in the subgenus Chevaliera. Mez (1892) included this taxon in the subgenus Echinostachys with other species such as A. pineliana, A. vanhoutteana, A. squarrosa and A. triticina and later included the subgenus Echinostachys in Pothuava (Mez, 1896). Smith & Downs (1979) were in agreement with the placing of A. pectinata in Pothuava. The serrate floral bracts of this taxon distinguish it from other Pothuava species. It has some similarities with A. vanhoutteana: both have floral bracts. slightly concave, not enfolding the ovaries, not carinate, apically acuminate, but not ending in a spine. p. Linnean