Pitcairnia capixaba Fraga & Leme
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- The living holotype descendant (cult. E. Leme 6182) is cultivated in the collection of the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden, as well as in Refúgio dos Gravatás, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro. Pitcairnia capixaba is restricted to the vicinity of Vargem Alta, occurring in Semidecidual Tropical Forest in the south of Espírito Santo State, where it grows on rocky outcrops fully exposed to solar radiation. In contrast, P. suaveolens occurs as rupicolous along montane rivers in the vicinity of Serra dos Órgăos, in the Atlantic Rain Forest of the Rio de Janeiro State, and so protected from the direct sun light, while, according to Tatagiba et al. (2004), P. wendtiae is restricted to the vicinity of Cairuçu Peak, in the country of Paraty, south region of Rio de Janeiro State, growing nearly sea level and always on granitic outcrops exposed direct solar radiation. The species flowers in December to February, fruiting in March and April. —See Pereira 1971
