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Aechmea mira Leme & H.Luther

(subgen. Chevaliera)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 57(6): 248-252 (2007)

Type: Brazil, Bahia, Guaibim, terrestrial in Restinga forest, 6 December 1996, E. Leme 3722, H. E. Luther, D. Benzing & P Nahoum, fl. cult. Febr. 2007. Holotype: HB. Isotype: RB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia,

Habitat: terrestrial in Restinga forest

Etymology: The name chosen for Aechmea mira was inspired in the Latin word "mirus", which highlights the "extraordinary" or "unique" morphological quality of this new species.

Aechmea mira