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Aechmea excavata Baker, Journ. Bot. 17 : 134. 1879. 

 Aechmea brasiliensis Regel, Gartenflora 34 : 258, pi. 1202. 1885. 

 Aechmea myriophylla E. Morr. ex Baker, Bot. Mag. 113: pi. 6939. 1887. 

 Quesnelia distichantha Lindm. Svensk. Akad. Handl. 24 : no. 8 : 25, pi. 4, 



figs. 7-10. 1891. 

 Aechmea polystachya Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 343. 1892. 

 Aechmea polystachya var. excavata Mez in DC. Monogr. Phan. 9 : 251. 



1896. 

 Hoiriri polystachya Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 3, pt. 2 : 303. 1898. 

 Aechmea polystachya var. myriophylla Hassler, Ann. Conserv. & Jard. 



Bot. Geneve 20 : 290. 1919. 

 Aechmea platyphylla Hassler, Ann. Conserv. & Jard. Bot. Geneve 20 : 291. 

 1919. 

 Material listed under the typical variety is not so homogeneous as under the 

 others because in case of doubt collections have been left there. 

 Brazil: Sellow bromel. 74 (P). Cultivated, Atkinson 100 (BH). 

 MiNAS Gerais: Widgren (S). Serra dos Cabritos, Capivari, Caldas, Mosen 



1729 (S). Serra do Picu, Glaziou 11691 (P) ; 12236 (P). 

 Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia, Brade 14052 (RB) ; Dusen (S) ; 2198 (S). 

 DiSTRiTO Federal: Cascadura, Serra da Bica, Glaziou 15481 (P). Quinta, 



Glaziou 16408 (P). Cultivated, Hort. Museu, Ule (R). 

 Sao Paulo: Alto da Serra, Liiederwaldt (SP). Campinas, Franco & Mendes 

 (SP). Campos da Bocaina, Glaziou 11 695 (P). Campos do Jordao, Eugenio 

 3442 (GH) ; Hoehne (GH, SP) ; Picket 5339 (US). Salesopolis, Boracea, 

 M. Kuhlmann 2344 (SP). Santo Amaro, Krieger 179 (SP). Santos, 

 Mendonga 10 (R). Mun. Sao Paulo: Glaziou 13245 (P). Cidade Jardim, 

 Smith & Kuhlmann 1814 (GH). Orchidario, Foster 349 (GH, R). Vila 

 Ema, Brade 10969 (R). 

 Parana: Campo Largo, Foster 406 (GH). Curitiba, Tessmann (US). Curi- 

 tiba to Paranagua, Reitz 5764 (HBR, US). Jaguariaiva, Dusen 15502 (S, 

 US). Roga Nova, Dusen 10273 (GH, S). Serra de Sao Luiz, M. Kuhlmann 

 (GH, SP). Serrinha, Dusen 15570 (GH, S). Teixeira Soares, km. 161, 

 Hertel 27 (Paran.). Tibagi, Reiss 72 (GH, US). Mun. Piraquara: Borda 

 do Campo, Hatschbach 2017 (US). Mun. Timoneira: Braga 196 (Paran.). 

 Santa Catarina: Ribeirao Grande, Taio, Reitz 3901 (HBR). Serra do 

 Mirador, Taio, Reitz 3960 (HBR). Mun. Bom Retiro: Figueiredo, Reitz 

 2897 (HBR, US); 2978 (HBR, US). Mun. Chapeco: Itapiranga, Reitz 

 3825 (HBR). 

 Rio Grande do Sul: Alto Uruguai, Gotland (S). 

 Also : Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay. 



Sia. Aechmea distichantha var. distichantha forma albiffora L. B. Smith, 

 Arquiv. Bot. Estado Sao Paulo nov. sen i : 102. 1943. As var. "typica." 

 Parana: Campo Largo, Foster 406 A (GH, type). Serra Sao Luiz, Gongalves 

 (SP). 



51b. Aechmea distichantha var. schlumbergeri E. Morr. ex Mez in Mart. 

 Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 343. 1892. 

 Chevalieria grandiceps Griseb. Goett. Abh. 24: 329. 1879. 

 Aechmea grandiceps Mez in Mart. Fl. Bras. 3, pt. 3 : 346. 1892. 

 Aechmea involucrata Rusby, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 4 : 456. 1907. 



