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Aechmea gentryi H.Luther & K.Norton

(subgen. Platyaechmea)

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 59(4): 149-151 (2009)

Type: Ecuador, Zamora-Chinchipe, vic Chucumbaza, C. Skotak legit, flowered in cultivation SEL 96-108, 27 April 2009, H.E. Luther s.n. (SEL).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Zamora-Chinchipe, Morona- Santiago

Habitat: 600-1600 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors the late Dr. Alwyn Gentry, Neotropical botanist extraordinaire, who first collected this species nearly 30 years ago.

Aechmea gentryi