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Dyckia piauiensis Esteves & Gouda

Publ: Phytotaxa 164 (4): 296–300. (Figs. 1, 2) (2014)

Type: BRAZIL. Piauí: Canto do Buriti, dispersed in dry Cerrado, 335 m elevation, 8°1'9.04" S, 42°56'35.80" W, 335m, July 1978, flowered in cult. September 2011, E. E. Pereira E-375 (holotype UFG!).

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Distribution: Brazil, Piauí

Habitat: terrestrial or on rocky outcrops in full sun or sometimes in semi-shadow under low trees and shrubs in dry Cerrado, ca 335 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet "piauiensis" is based on the name of the State of Piauí, Brazil, where this new species was discovered.

Dyckia piauiensis