| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 84883 |
| Collected with | Valencia, R. & Paz, G. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | SUCUMBIOS |
| County | |
| Locality | Reserva Faunistica Cuyabeno. Tropical rain forest on floodplain along canal between Laguna Cañangueno and Río Cuyabeno. |
| Coordinates | 0° 1' S 76° 11' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 265 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 265 |
| Start date | 1989/04/06 |
| End date | 1989/04/06 |
| Family | Bromeliaceae |
| Identification | Aechmea mertensii (Meyer)Schultes f. |
| Determined by | H. Balslev, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Epiphyte, bracts bright red, growing in ants nest. |
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