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Canistropsis marceloi (E.Pereira & Moutinho) Leme

Publ: Canistropsis, Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 24-26,.132,.137. (1998)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Serra de Itatiaia, Visconte de Maui, 13 Feb. 1980, M. C. de Araujo 9. Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: 600-1000 m. Elev.

Etymology: This species was named in honor of its discoverer, Marcelo Correia de Araujo, son of famous bromeliad hobbyist, Luiz K. Correia de Araujo. At the time, Marcelo was helping his father to organize a representative collection of the Bromeliaceae.

Canistropsis marceloi