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Aechmea xinguana A.K.Koch, Ilkiu-Borg. & Forzza |
(subgen. Aechmea)Publ: Nord. J. Bot. (Fig. 1 a–j, 2 a–g) (2016)
Distribution: Brazil. Pará
Habitat: grows as an epiphyte on canopy trees in alluvial tropical forest, at the riverbanks
Etymology: The epithet refers to the Xingu River, where it was originally discovered. The word ‘xingu’ has no meaning in indigenous language.
Phenology: Under cultivation A. xinguana bloomed in November and February