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Alcantarea trepida Versieux & Wand.

Publ: Rodriguésia 61(3): 61(3) (2010)

Type: BRASIL. ESPÍRITO SANTO: Baixo Guandu, inselberg em pastagem, 19º29’26.8”S 40º50’37.4”W, 592 m, 27.I.2007, fl., L.M. Versieux & A.M. Calvente 396 (holotypus: SP; isotypus: RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Espirito Santo,

Habitat: heliophyte on steep rocky walls and also on inselberg plateaus, 300–900 m. Elev.

Etymology: From Latin, Trepidus, a, um means in fright, scared. The specific epithet trepida was chosen here as metaphoric insinuation to the erect branches of the inflorescence that remain upright even after fructification, in a “scared” position.

Phenology: Blooming from December to May. Immature fruit collected in May, and old capsules with seeds germinating inside collected in January.

Alcantarea trepida