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Dyckia areniticola Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 67: 13–15. (2012)

Type: BRAZIL. Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimarães, Cidade de Pedra, 640 m elevation, 15º 11’ 50” S, 55º 53’ 12” W, 5 November 2006, E. Leme 6964 & S. Gonzalez (holotype RB, isotope HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Mato Grosso

Habitat: typical dweller of sandstone outcrops of Chapada dos Guimarães, ca. 640 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species is a reference to the sandstone outcrops where it usually grows, which are called “arenito” and characteristic of the landscape in the higher parts of the Chapada dos Guimarães region.

Dyckia areniticola