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Encholirium viridicentrum Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro

Publ: Phytotaxa 177(2): 86-89 (2014)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Congonhas do Norte, near the border with Santana de Pirapama, Vale do Barbado, 1278 m elevation, 18° 50’ 39’’ S, 43° 44’ 48’’ W, 26 November 2010, O.B.C.Ribeiro 282 & E.Leme (holotype RB!, isotype HB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais

Habitat: rupicolous species from the Campos Rupestres vegetation on quartzite rocky outcrops, with a small population formed by isolated individuals or more often densely aggregated groups of plants with few to several rosettes, ca. 1280 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet refers to the green center of the leaf rosettes which provides a striking contrast with the dark purple color of the distal portion of the leaf blades.

Encholirium viridicentrum