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Aechmea aguadocensis Leme & L.Kollmann

(subgen. Chevaliera)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 59(2): 56-61 (2009)

Type: Brazil. Espírito Santo, Água Doce do Norte, Morro da Torre, terrestrial in Atlantic Forest, 18o34’14” S, 40o59’17” W, 625 m elev., 27 April 2008, E. Leme 7370, L. Kollmann, A. P. Fontana, O. Ribeiro & M. Zanoni. Holotype: HB. Isotype: MBML.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espírito Santo

Habitat: Terrestial in an area of Atlantic Forest fragment surrounding inselbergs, ca. 625 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name Aechmea aguadocensis was inspired in the name of the county where it was found, Água Doce do Norte, in Espírito Santo State, Brazil.

Aechmea aguadocensis