Aechmea veitchii Baker

Bromeliaceae

Collection NumberNeill, D 15977
CollectorsDavid Neill, C. Davidson, S. Christoph
Identified ByE.J. Gouda (U), 2014
SourceS. Christoph
Date23 September 2007
CountryEcuador
provinceZamora Chinchipe
cantonEl Pangui
LocationCordillera del Cóndor. Upper watershed of Río Tundayme,on slope above the road to Cóndor Mirador military post, near the EcuaCorriente Jardín Botánico. Tall cloud forest, on clay soil, not sandstone. 1470 m elev.
Lat/LongS 03 37 42 W 078 26 33
NoteTerrestrial rosette-herb, in shaded forest understory. Leaves with spines on margins. Floral bracts bright red.