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| Aechmea echinata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Aechmea |
| Subgenus: | Aechmea subg. Aechmea |
| Species: | A. echinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aechmea echinata (Leme) Leme
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Wittrockia echinata Leme | |
Aechmea echinata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.[1][2]
The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus.[3]