Hohenbergia mutabilis Leme & L.Kollmann
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- This new species was found during field work conducted in the Biological Reserve of Córrego do Veado, situated in north region of Espírito Santo state, where the Atlantic forest grows on sedimentary plains of the Barreira Group and shares many plant genera and species with the Amazon Forest. Hohenbergia mutabilis is typically an epiphyte in the in Atlantic Forest of the tablelands so- called “Tabuleiro” forest, growing in the forest canopy about 20 m high above the ground. From time to time it is found fallen onto the forest floor, where it continues to grow and bloom allowing the study presented here.
These days the “Tabuleiro” forest of Norte of Espírito Santo is very fragmented and seriously affected by anthropic activities, but in a few reserves it is well preserved like in Biological Reserve of Córrego do Veado. Although drier when compared to montane zones, the “Tabuleiro” forest of the studied area is commonly composed of trees 30 m tall, with emergents reaching 40 m. —See J. Bromeliad Soc.
