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Billbergia richterana is a synonym of:

Billbergia macrolepis L.B.Sm.

(subgen. Helicodea)

Publ: Contrib. Gray Herb. 114: 3 pl. 1 fig. 6 (1936)

Type: Steyermark & Allen 16789 (holotype, GH; isotype, MO), Rio Chagres between junction with Rio Pequeni and with Rio Indio, Canal Zone, Panama, 5 Dec 1934.

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Distribution: PANAMA; COSTA RICA; COLOMBIA; VENEZUELA; BRAZIL(?)

Habitat: Epiphytic,, 60-200 alt, m. Elev.

Billbergia macrolepis