Orthophytum eddie-estevesii Leme

Taxonomic Change:

• Placed in subgen. Orthophytum subg. Clavanthus —See Leme et al. 2017b p. 75

Literature references:

FCBS (Web) J. Bromeliad Soc.: 50:49cd

Comments:

• The new species is from Goiania, Goias State in Brazil. Esteves is responsible for the introduction of many rare and new bromeliad species mainly from the neglected Cerrado vegetation in Central Brazil. During the collection of this new species, Esteves was accompanied by, and had the valuable assistance of Pierre J. Braun, from Kuln-Kerpen, Germany.
  
  inland mountains of Minas Gerais State —See Leme 2000b p. 50(2): 55-57