Quesnelia tubifolia Leme & L.Kollmann
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- Quesnelia tubifolia is a rarely seen species in the Bromeliaceae community of the Alto Cariri State Park because it is an exclusive epiphyte growing on the uppermost horizontal or slightly inclined branches of 30-40-meters-tall trees that make up the local Atlantic Forest canopy. This new species is difficult to be identified from a distance due to its comparative small size, the presence of few individuals per clump, and the rich epiphytic flora that covers the higher strata of the forest. Its discovery was possible only because a huge old tree fell down the night before as a consequence of a tropical storm. The sound of such an impressive natural accident was heard a few kilometers away from the place we spent the night. The next morning we checked the forest glade caused by the “monster” fall and found such a completely unusual tubular bromeliad —See Leme & Kollmann 2011a p. 61(2): 61-64
