| Classification | Bromeliaceae: Aechmea | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00028991 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | M. B. Foster | 
| Collector number | 71 | 
| Country | Brazil | 
| State | Bahia | 
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Brazil: Bahia | 
| Locality | Agua Preta, alt. 800 feet | 
| Date Collected | 1939-06-03 | 
| Elevation | 243 m | 
| Habitat | In trees | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6a556caa-9a98-4900-af4b-4d24da20d502 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00028991 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Bromeliaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Aechmea depressa L. B. Smith | 
| Verified by | Sousa, Gardene M. | 
| Date Determined | 2003-02-** | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Aechmea depressa L. B. Smith) Arq. Bot. Estado Sao Paulo 1941. n.s. 1: 54. | 
| Family | Bromeliaceae | 
| Determination | Aechmea depressa L. B. Smith | 
| Determined by | Smith, Lyman Bradford | 
| Date Determined | 1940-04-** | 
| Annotation Text | TYPE | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | NotDetermined | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed | 
| Item Remarks | Photo mounted with specimen |