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Cryptanthus teretifolius Leme

Publ: Cryptanthus Soc. J. 17: 15 (2002)

Type: Espírito Santo, near Vitória, leg. Roberto A. Kautsky 1032, fl. cult. July. 2001, E. Leme 3073. HOLOTYPE: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Espirito Santo,

Habitat: growing terrestrially in treelike vegetation on sandy soil

Etymology: The name of this new species is a clear reference to its leaves with terete petioles.

Cryptanthus teretifolius