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Cryptanthus pickelii L.B.Sm.

Publ: Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 126(1): 25, 161, fig. 72 (1955)

Type: BRAZIL: Pernambuco, Toro, Escola de Sao Bento, near Tapera, Municipio Sao Lourenfo da Mata, 12 Mar 1925, Pickel 909 (holotype, IP A, pictures in US, B)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Pernambuco

Habitat: along the coast in forests, 0-100 m. Elev.

Etymology: Named after the collector of the type plant B. Pickel.

Cryptanthus pickelii