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Dyckia magnifica Büneker & Mariath

(section Dyckia selloa complex)

Publ: Phytotaxa 595(2): 177-179 fig.1 (2023)

Type: BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Abdon Batista, Perau do Macaco Branco, -27.609947°, -51.181137°, 8 February 2017, H.M. Büneker 616, R.C. Pontes & J.C. Silva (holotype: HDCF)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina

Habitat: saxicolous heliophyte on rocky outcrops or escarpments of basalt located near rivers

Etymology: The specific epithet “magnifica”, reflects the beauty of the new species. This epithet was created and disseminated by the Dyckia cultivation enthusiast Constantino Gastaldi, who distributed specimens of it to several collectors and botanical collections under this name.

Dyckia magnifica