Aechmea lingulata var. lingulata - most of species range
Aechmea lingulata var. patentissima (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) L.B.Sm. - eastern Brazil
History
Indigenous people were the first to use this plant in their traditions. Currently, the
Fulni-Ô people, from
brazilian northeast, still use this plant in their traditional medicine and to make tools. [9]
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