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Encholirium josinoi-narcisae P. J. Braun & Esteves

Publ: Bromelie 2018(1): 32-38 (2018)

Type: Brazil, Goiás, municipio Monte Alegre de Goiás, on outcrops of Bambui limestones, embedded in a Cerrado Biome, elevation about 570 m, sympatric with other bromeliads and cacti (Siccobaccatus estevesii (Buining & Brederoo) P. J.Braun & Esteves, Pilosocereus spec.); 13°14’22.71’’S – 46°46’38.59’’O. Ex cult., fl. May 2010, E. Esteves Pereira E-788, UFG 60.896 (HOLO).

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Distribution: Brazil, Goiás

Habitat: ca 570 m. Elev.

Etymology: The Latin epithet “josinoi-narcisae” honors brother and sister, Dr. Josino Carvalho Cordeiro and Maria Narcisa de Abreu Cordeiro Pires. It is also a homage for their tireless efforts to preserve the small habitats of cacti and bromeliads occurring in their rural properties for decades.

Phenology: In habitat full anthesis from February to April.

Encholirium josinoi-narcisae