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Aechmea callichroma Read & Baensch

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Selbyana 12: 60-2 (fig.6) (1991)

Type: Cultivated: R. W. Read #90-20 (SEL, holotype; US, HB, RB, isotypes).

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Distribution: BRAZIL:?

Etymology: Named "beautifully colored" in reference to the entire plant with its green or purplish leaves suffused with silver-gray scales and the inflorescence of bright red axes, and yellow floral bracts and sepals.

Aechmea callichroma