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

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 23 (2017)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Igrapiuna, Fazenda Michelin, Mata Luiz Inácio, 213 m elevation, 13º 48’ 27.5” S, 39º 10’ 10.2” W, 19 February 2011, E. Leme 8536, L. Kollmann & P. Lima (holotype RB!).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: epiphytic in coastal low-elevated slopes covered by hygrophilous Atlantic Forest, 200–300 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for A. pendulispica refers to pendulous spike-like inflorescence, which is an easy-to-observe distinctive character for this new species.

Wittmackia pendulispica