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Aechmea pectinata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae (bromeliad) family. This primarily epiphytic species is endemic to the Southeast Region of Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro State south to Paraná and Santa Catarina. It is known from the regions in and around Petrópolis (slightly north of Rio) and south, mainly along the coast, through Bertioga, São Paulo and Curitiba, including Carlos Botelho State Park, Serra dos Órgãos National Park and Tinguá Biological Reserve. A. pectinata is also known as growing within Lagamar de Cananéia State Park, Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, and Superagüi National Park.
Aechmea abbreviata · Bromeliad · Aechmea alba · Aechmea alegrensis · Aechmea alopecurus · Aechmea amicorum · Aechmea ampla · Aechmea andersonii · Aechmea angustifolia · Aechmea apocalyptica · Aechmea aquilega · Aechmea araneosa
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
