Aechmea farinosa is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMartinelli, G., Magalhães Vieira, C., Gonzalez, M., Leitman, P., Piratininga, A. Ferreira da Costa, A. & Campostrini Forzza, R. (2008). Bromeliaceae da Mata Atlântica Brasileira: lista de espécies, distribuição e conservação. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 209-258.
History Eduard August von Regel (German gardener and botanist) published the original description of Aechmea farinosa and gave it legal publication. However, Lyman Bradford Smith (American botanist) changed and reclassified the species in 1966.
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