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Cryptanthus venecianus Leme & L.Kollmann

Publ: Rodriguezia 61(1): 31-33. Figs. 3 g-k, 4 a-b (2010)

Type: BRAZIL. ESPÍRITO SANTO: Nova Venécia, Serra de Baixo, APA da Pedra do Elefante, 18º47’01”S, 40º26’81”W, 578 m elev, 29.IV.2008, L. Kollmann, A.P. Fontana & P.H. Labiak 11825, fl. cult. IX.2009 (holotype RB; isotypes MBML, CEPEC).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Espirito Santo,

Habitat: Terrestrially in shaded sites covered by Semidecidual Tropical Forest, ca. 580 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for Cryptanthus venecianus is a reference to the county of Nova Venécia, where this new species was found.

Cryptanthus venecianus