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<- Hohenbergia densa B.P. Cavalcante

Publ: Phytotaxa 520 (2): 204-207 (figs. 1–3) (2021)

Type: BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Norte. Espírito Santo. Arredores da Mata do pilão, Caatinga aberta próximo das trilhas que levam para gameleira, 6°23’40.0”S 35°17’19.0”W, 36 m.s.m. elev., 09 Feb. 2021, B.P. Cavalcante 102 (Holotype UFRN 26874)

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Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte

Habitat: Terrestrial fully sun exposed sandy soils or close to the forest edges, 35-180 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet “densa” refers to the aspect of the plant, that commonly is seen as a short and robust plant, with a denser inflorescence and primary branches than other Caatinga-endemic species

Phenology: Hohenbergia densa has been found flowering in the rainy season, between November and February.

Hohenbergia densa
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