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Aechmea patriciae H.Luther

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 49(4): 160-161 (1999)

Type: Ecuador. Pastaza: vic. of the resort Kapawi, 300-400 m elev., epiphytic with Aechmea longifolia and A. chantinii, grown from seed collected Nov. 1995, flowered in cultivation 3 June 1999, Patricia Bullis s.n. (Holotype:QCNE; Isotype:SEL).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Pastaza,

Habitat: epiphyte, 300-400 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name honors the collector Patricia Bullis of Princeton, Florida who grows many ornamental bromeliads in her nursery.

Aechmea patriciae