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Alcantarea alegrensis D.R.Couto & Leme

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 71(1): 30-38 fig. 1-6 (2021)

Type: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Alegre, Serra da Roseira, Inselberg granítico de Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, 20º47’46.23”S, 41º31’40.01”W, 545 m elev., January 2016, D.R.Couto 3293 & T.R.Couto (holotype R, isotype RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Espírito Santo

Habitat: heliophyte living on steep, nearly vertical granitic walls in inselberg of the Atlantic Forest domain, 42-545 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to the county of Alegre, southeastern Brazil, where it was discovered.

Alcantarea alegrensis