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Nidularium amorimii Leme

Publ: Nidularium - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 118-119. (2000)

Type: Bahia, Una, Res. Biol. do Mico-Leao - IBAMA, km 46 road BA-001, Ilheus-Una, Oct.1995,A. M.A.Amorim, A.M. de Carvalho, S. C. Sant'Ana, G. V F Pitanga & S. R. Cardoso 1738 legit, fl. cult. May 1996, E. Leme 3290. Holotype: HB. Isotype: CEPEC.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Etymology: This new species is named in honor of botanist Andre Amorim who was working at the Cacau Research Center (CEPEC) in Itabuna, Bahia, at the time. He was a great help to us in our field work in Bahia and provided us with live specimens, representing his botanical collections, which were indispensable to this study:

Phenology: flowers mainly in February and March

Nidularium amorimii