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Aechmea paratiensis Leme & Fraga |
(subgen. Chevaliera)Publ: Rodriguésia 61(1): 26-28. Figs 1 f–k, 2 c–d (2010)
Distribution: BRAZIL: Rrio de Janeiro
Habitat: Epiphyte in the lowland Atlantic Forest, ca. 25 m. Elev.
Etymology: The name of this new species is a explicit reference to the county of Parati, in the south region of Rio de Janeiro State, where it was discovered.