Aechmea ornata var. hoehneana (Gaudich.) L.B.Sm.

  • Authority

    Smith, Lyman B. & Downs, Robert J. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14 (3): 1493-2142. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Aechmea ornata var. hoehneana (Gaudich.) L.B.Sm.

  • Type

    Type. A. Gehrt s n (holotype, GH; isotype, SP 43156), Paiól do Meio, São Paulo, Brazil, 19 Sep 1940.

  • Description

    Description - Leaves concolorous; inflorescence about 3 cm in diameter without the petals; flowers slender; petals blue.

  • Distribution

    Terrestrial and epiphytic, from near sea level to 1800 m alt, São Paulo to Santa Catarina, Brazil.

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