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Aechmea werdermannii Harms

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 12: 528 (1935)

Type: Pernambuco, east of Floresta, Serra Negra, ca. 1,000 m elev., Mar. 1932, E. Werdermann 2911. Holotype: s; photo x B.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Pernambuco; Alagoas,

Habitat: Large epiphytic and saxicolous populations of A. werdermannii were found at the type locality, especially in the forest sector facing the humid southeast trade winds., 1000 m. Elev.

Phenology: Flowering is from December to January and the flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds.

Aechmea werdermannii