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Gravisia brassicoides is a synonym of:

Aechmea brassicoides Baker

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: J. Bot. 20: 239 (1882)

Type: Kaieteur Savanna, Jenman 957!

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Etymology: The name brassicaeformis is suggested by a note of the collectors that the inner leaves form a heart like an early spring-cabbage.

Aechmea brassicoides