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Aechmea andersonii H.Luther & Leme

(subgen. Lamprococcus)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 48(3): 127-129 (1998)

Type: J. Anderson & W Berg BAB 197 legit. Flowered in cultivation 15 Dec. 1997. J. Anderson s.n. (Holotype: HE; Isotype: SEL) BRAZIL. Prov. Bahia: vic. Nazare, moist restinga forest, Aug. 1997.

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia,

Habitat: epiphyte in wet Forest

Etymology: It is with pleasure that we dedicate this attractive new species to John Anderson of Corpus Christi, Texas, who has had a long-standing interest in the genus Aechmea.

Aechmea andersonii