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Wittmackia gregaria (Leme & L.Kollmann) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 20 (2017)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Nilo Peçanha near the border with Ituberá, APA Pratigi, Faz. Barra dos Carvalhos, 8 m elevation, 13º 41’ 49” S 30º 59’ 20” W, 7 June 2013, E.Leme 8761, L.Kollmann & P.Lima (holotype RB!, isotype HB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. Bahia

Habitat: Terrestrial on the shaded forest floor, forming large and dense groups of plants propagated by long stolons, near sea level m. Elev.

Etymology: From the Latin word gregarius (meaning “sociable”, “living in colonies”), is a reference to its extensive and dense population at the type locality.

Wittmackia gregaria