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Navia eldorado Barbosa-Silva & Forzza

Publ: Plant Ecol. Evol. 151(1): 136-140 figs 3G–N & 5A–D. (2018)

Type: Brazil, Amazonas, Barcelos, Parque Estadual da Serra do Aracá, Serra do Aracá, 0º51′48″N, 63º19′59″W, 990 m elev., 20 Apr. 2014, fl. cult. May 2014, Forzza 8010 (holo-: RB).

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Distribution: Brazil, Amazonas

Habitat: grows on rock walls in mountainous areas, 990 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of the species refers to the canyon of the Eldorado waterfall (fig. 5E), where the type was collected, which is one of the greatest free-falling waterfalls in Brazil, and also of the Eldorado legend.

Navia eldorado