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Racinaea marioportillae Frank Höpfel & Uwe Scharf

Publ: Bromelie 2008(2): 96-100 (2008)

Type: Ex cult., 10 Aug. 2008, F. Höpfel s.n. (holo HAL104536 [2 sheets]; iso HAL106457, HAL106458, U). Material from Ecuador, Province Cañar, near Azogues, c. 3000 m, collected on 13 Nov. 2003 by F.J. Hase, fieldbook entry F.J. Hase Ec04/13.

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Canar, (near Azogues)

Habitat: It grows there as an epiphyte in mountainous forest, ca. 3000 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named after the Ecuadorian orchid and bromeliad specialist Mario Portilla

Racinaea marioportillae