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Aechmea recurvipetala Leme & L.Kollmann

(subgen. Chevaliera)

Publ: Phytotaxa 16: 10-11. (2011)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: próx. divisa com Bahia, Santa Maria do Salto, distrito de Talismã, Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural da Fazenda Duas Barras, divisa com P. E. do Alto Cariri, 16º 24.06’ S, 40º 03.43’ W, 920 m, 23 March 2010, Leme 8207 (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: Epiphytic on large canopy trees of the Atlantic Forest, ca. 900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet 'recurvipetala' highlights its distinctly spirally recurved petals at anthesis, which is a distinctive characteristic in comparision to other species of the A. conifera-complex.

Aechmea recurvipetala