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

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

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Ituberá, Praia de Pratigi, Campos Nativos, 15 m elevation, 13º 42’ 56.4” S, 39º 01’ 12.2” W, 19 February 2011, E.Leme 8545, L.Kollmann & P.Lima (holotype RB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: terrestrial in shaded understory of Restinga forests, near coastal areas., 0-15 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species refers to the county of Ituberá, Bahia, where it was collected.

Wittmackia ituberaensis