Aechmea pectinata

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.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Aechmea pectinata being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Aechmea ornata
• Edmundoa lindenii
• Wittrockia superba
• Karawata multiflora
• Androlepis skinneri
• Aechmea mexicana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Aechmea

Species

Aechmea pectinata

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