40-170.1

Aechmea paratiensis Leme & Fraga

(subgen. Chevaliera)

Publ: Rodriguésia 61(1): 26-28. Figs 1 f–k, 2 c–d (2010)

Type: BRAZIL. RIO DE JANEIRO: Parati, Praia de Antigos, 23o20’20.05”S, 44o37’18.81”W, 25 m elev., 8.IX.1999, fl., B.R. Silva 136, fl. cult. VIII. 2009 (holotype RB; isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Rrio de Janeiro

Habitat: Epiphyte in the lowland Atlantic Forest, ca. 25 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a explicit reference to the county of Parati, in the south region of Rio de Janeiro State, where it was discovered.

Aechmea paratiensis