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Alcantarea aurantiaca Versieux

Publ: Bromélias-Gigantes do Brasil 55 (2015)

Type: BRASIL. Minas Gerais, Pedra Grande, 15°58'25.2"S 40°52'59.8" W, 362 m.s.m., 9 Feb 2007, L. M. Versieux & A. M. Calvente 421 (holotype: UFRN!; isotype: BHCB, SP).

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Distribution: BRASIL. Minas Gerais

Habitat: ca 360 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet aurantiaca (the Latin for "orange"), refers to the proximal staining of yellow-orange tones of the petals.

Phenology: Blooms in February.

Alcantarea aurantiaca