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Cryptanthus ilhanus Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 108 (1): 16-19. (Figs. 9 A–B, 10 G–M) (2013)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Guaratinga, São João do Sul, Pedra Pontuda, 415 m elevation, 16° 36’ 32.63” S 39° 55’ 39.96” W, May 2009, A. Ilha s.n., fl. cult. E. Leme 7842 (holotype RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: terrestrial, ca 400 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species is named after its collector André Ilha, the “Diretor de Biodiversidade e Áreas Protegidas of the Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (INEA), who is well known for his long-term activism in nature conservation as well as for his skills as alpinist.

Cryptanthus ilhanus