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Cryptanthus beuckeri E.Morren

Publ: La Belgique Horticole 30: 241 (1880)

Type: BRAZIL: unknown origin (lectotype, here designated, Morren Icon., K).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: lowland forests, in the forest floor, on shady, disturbed, littery places, 50-100 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named in honor of M. S. De Beucker, horticulturist who brought this species from Brazil into Europe for cultivation.

Cryptanthus beuckeri