During a taxonomic study of the genus Aechmea Ruiz & Pav. in the Paraná State, Brazil, Aechmea guaratubensis E. Pereira was not found in fieldworks or in herbarium collections, unless by the holotypus. This name is proposed here as a new synonym of Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch) L.B.Sm. Moreover, Aechmea triangularis L.B.Sm., known as endemic from Espírito Santo State, is recorded for the first time in the Paraná State.
Aechmea; geographical distribution; taxonomy
