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Aechmea distans is a synonym of:

Wittmackia penduliflora (A.Rich.) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 23 (2017)

Type: CUBA. No locality, no date, R. De La Sagra s.n. (holotype P)

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Distribution: Cuba; Jamaica

Habitat: diverse ecosystems including coastal and in-land forested limestone formations, and montane moist forests, 0–1200 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the pendulous spikes of the type specimen.

Phenology: flower from May to December

Wittmackia penduliflora