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Pothuava kleinii is a synonym of:

Aechmea kleinii Reitz

(subgen. Ortgiesia)

Publ: Anais Bot. Herb. 5: 254 pl. 1 (1953)

Type: Reitz & Klein 935 (holotype, HBR), Serra da Boa Vista, Rancho Queimado (Sao Jose), Santa Catarina, Brazil, 15 Aug 1952.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Santa Catarina,

Habitat: Epiphytic in forest, 1000-1300 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named after Dr. Roberto Miguel Klein, Curator of Herbario Barbosa Rodrigues

Aechmea kleinii