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Wittmackia silvana (Leme) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 24 (2017)

Type: Brazil. State of Bahia, Nova Canaa, Serra da Boa Vista ( Oricana), 115 Aug. 2001 Leme 5305, R. F Reis Junior, J C. Martinez Falcon & Edmundo Silva, fl. cult Dec. 2001. (Holotype: HB; Isotype: CEPEC).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Habitat: Understory of humid montane forests., 200–700 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species honors the orchid grower and bromeliad enthusiast, Edmundo Ferreira Silva who has greatly contributed to the study of the flora of the State of Bahia, which includes Bromeliaceae.

Wittmackia silvana