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Aechmea pectinata

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Aechmea pectinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Genus: Aechmea
Subgenus: Aechmea subg. Pothuava
Species:
A. pectinata
Binomial name
Aechmea pectinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Pothuava pectinata (Baker) L.B.Sm. & W.J.Kress
  • Chevaliera crocophylla E.Morren
  • Aechmea crocophylla (E.Morren) Baker
  • Aechmea armata Lindm.

Aechmea pectinata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae (bromeliad) family.[2] This primarily epiphytic species is endemic to the Southeast Region of Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro State south to Paraná and Santa Catarina.[1][3] It is known from the regions in and around Petrópolis (slightly north of Rio) and south, mainly along the coast, through Bertioga, São Paulo and Curitiba, including Carlos Botelho State Park, Serra dos Órgãos National Park and Tinguá Biological Reserve.[4] A. pectinata is also known as growing within Lagamar de Cananéia State Park, Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, and Superagüi National Park.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Aechmea pectinata Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Martinelli, Gustavo; Vieira, Cláudia Magalhães; Gonzalez, Marcos; Leitman, Paula; Piratininga, Andréa; Costa, Andrea Ferreira da; Forzza, Rafaela Campostrini (January 2008). "Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação" [Bromeliaceae of the brazilian Atlantic Forest: checklist, distribution and conservation]. Rodriguésia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 59 (1): 209–258. doi:10.1590/2175-7860200859114. JSTOR 23499386.
  4. ^ a b "Observations • iNaturalist".