40- 86
Aechmea sprucei is a synonym of:

Aechmea castelnavii Baker

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Handb. Bromel. 39 (1889)

Type: Castelnau s n (holotype, P; photo GH), Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jun 1847.

Search images on Permanent URL

Distribution: COSTA RICA: Alajuela; COLOMBIA: Vichada; VENEZUELA: Lara, Bolivar, Amazonas; BRAZIL: Amazonas, Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Goias,

Habitat: Epiphytic in forest by water, 35-400 m. Elev.

Aechmea castelnavii