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Cryptanthus argyrophyllus Leme

Publ: Cryptanthus Soc. J. 16(1): 12 (2001)

Type: Bahia Santa Cruz da Vitoria, leg. E. Colnago s. n. cult. Dec. 2000, E. Leme 4872. HOLOTYPE: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Etymology: The name of this new species came from the Latin argyrophyllus (a, um), in a reference to the silver color of its leaves which are covered on both sides by a very dense layer or silver-white trichomes.

Cryptanthus argyrophyllus