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Guzmania desautelsii L.B.Sm. & Read

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 33(1): 17-18 (1983)

Type: R. W. Read, P.E. Desautels, & B. Van Scriver 81-58, 10 Jan. 1981; collected in wet forest above El Cope at sawmill clearing, ca. 1200 m elev. Prov. Cocle, PANAMA (US, holotype).

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Distribution: COSTA RICA; PANAMA; NICARAGUA

Habitat: in wet forest, 300-1200 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name honors Paul E. Desautels, Curator of the National Orchid Collection. It was during an orchid collecting expedition headed by Paul that specimens of G. desautelsii were collected and studied.

Guzmania desautelsii