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Aechmea guaratingensis Leme & L.Kollmann

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Rodriguésia 61(1): 23-26. Figs. 1a-e, 2a-b (2010)

Type: BRAZIL. BAHIA: Guaratinga, São João do Sul, Fazenda Estrela do Sul, 16º41’46.2”S, 39º58’59.5”W, 777 m elev., 21.IV.2009, fl., E. Leme, L. Kollmann, A.P. Fontana & C. Esgario 7767 (holotype RB; isotype MBML)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: Both terrestrially as well as an epiphyte in the coastal plain vegetation, ca. 750 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific name chosen for Aechmea guaratingensis is a reference to the county of Guaratinga, State of Bahia, where it was discovered.

Aechmea guaratingensis