Encholirium pulchrum Forzza, Leme & O.B.C.Ribeiro
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- Habitat, distribution and conservation status Encholirium pulchrum is a typical rupicolous species, growing on usually plain quartizitic rock oucrops. The population is formed by isolated individuals sparsely distributed, as well as small clumps bearing about 3 rosettes per clump, and shares this habitat with other Bromeliaceae, like Dyckia sp . and Vriesea oligantha Mez. This new species has a restricted range (10 km 2 ) and is known from only one locality, within a single municipality. The locality is divided by a road, which, together with local cattle grazing activities, represents a serious risk to the population of E. pulchrum . It is considered ‘ Vulnerable ’ (VU) (D2, IUCN 2001). —See Forzza et al. 2012
