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Aechmea haltonii H.Luther

(subgen. Podaechmea)

Publ: Phytologia 71(5): 381-386 (1991)

Type: PANAMA. Prov. Cocle: El Cope, lithophyte, Aug 1985, J. Halton s. n. (HOLOTYPE: SEL).

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Distribution: PANAMA; Cocle, Veraguas,

Habitat: 2200ft m. Elev.

Etymology: The name honors the original collector, the late Joseph S. Halton, first Display Greenhouse Manager at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, who introduced many ornamental and interesting tropical plants to horticulture.

Aechmea haltonii