Orthophytum rafaelii Leme

Taxonomic Change:

• Comb. nov. in Sincoraea Ule —See Louzada & Wanderley 2017 p. 15

Literature references:

J. Bromeliad Soc.: 64(2):64(2): 109, 110, 112, 113, 144

Comments:

• Distribution and habitat: Orthophytum rafaelii is an endemic species of the “Campos Rupestres” of the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, where it lives in partially shaded places, as a saxicole in crevices of rocky cliffs. —See Leme & Kollmann 2011