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Aechmea roeseliae H.Luther

(subgen. Aechmea)

Publ: Selbyana 19(1): 86-90 (1998)

Type: Ecuador. Prov. Napo: Hollin to Coca, new road, km 50, ca. 1,200 m elev., 27 Feb, 1988, Luther, Kress and Roesel, legit, flowered in cultivation, SEL 88-325, 1 Dec. 1989, H.E. Luther s.n. (Holotype: SEL; Isotypes: US, QCA, QCNE).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Napo,

Habitat: 1200 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific name honors one of the co-collectors, Cheryl Roesel, formerly on the research staff at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, and now at the Smithsonian Institution.

Aechmea roeseliae