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Connellia varadarajanii L.B.Sm. & Steyerm.

Publ: Journal of the Bromeliad Society 35(2): 52-53 (1985)

Type: Venezuela: Edo. Bolivar: Auyan-tepui, south-facing sandstone bluffs, 0.5 km from "Descanso" towards E1 Penon and approx. 3 km from access track, 1950-2000 m, 12 Jan 1984, G. S. Varadarajan 1205 (holotype, US; isotype, VEN).

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Distribution: VENEZUELA; Bolivar,

Habitat: 1950-2000 m. Elev.

Etymology: The species in named for G. S. Varadarajan, who collected the plant during a study of the subfamily Pitcairnioideae.

Connellia varadarajanii