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Quesnelia seideliana L.B.Sm. & Reitz

(subgen. Billbergiopsis)

Publ: Phytologia 8(9): 506 pl. 3 fig. 12-14 (1963)

Type: Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, s/data, fl., A. Seidel 62-3 (Holotype - US!, Isotype - HBR)

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: rupicolous or epiphytic, endemic to a restricted corridor in the southeast portion of the Atlantic Pluvial Forest, 650-900 m. Elev.

Phenology: It flowers from June to August; ripe fruits were observed in September and December.

Quesnelia seideliana