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Aechmea sucreana Martinelli & C.Vieira

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Novon 15: 173-5 (2005)

Type: Brazil. Espirito Santo: Linhares, Imbiriba, Fazenda Sao Jorge, proximo da Reserva Florestal de Linhares, Mata Atlantica, Restinga aberta, 10 m s.m., 19º11'27"S, 39º52'83"W, 5 Aug. 1999 (fl), G Martinelli 15559 & L Heron, R. Azoury (holotype, RB 353539).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Habitat: open thicket vegetation (restinga), as terrestrial in white sand

Etymology: The specific epithet is a tribute to the Brazilian botanist Dimitri Sucre, who made extensive plant collections throughout the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo.

Aechmea sucreana