''Aechmea echinata'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the
genus ''
Aechmea
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and around ...
''. This species is
endemic to the State of
Bahia in eastern
Brazil.
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The Latin specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''echinata'' refers to hedgehog, from ''echinus''.
References
echinata
Flora of Brazil
Plants described in 1995
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