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Aechmea gigas is a synonym of:

Aechmea mariae-reginae H.Wendl

(subgen. Pothuava)

Publ: Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 19: 32 (1863)

Type: Herrenhausen Hortus s n (description staminate), cultivated from Sarapiqui Valley near San Miguel, Costa Rica.

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Distribution: COSTA RICA;

Habitat: Epiphytic and terrestrial in forest,, 55-1360 m. Elev.

Aechmea mariae-reginae