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Hoplocryptanthus ferrarius (Leme & C.C. Paula) Leme, S. Heller & Zizka

Publ: Phytotaxa 318 (1): 65 (2017)

Type: Brazil: Minas Gerais, Mariana, on the road to Catas Altas, ca. 1000 m elev., saxicolous in iron-rich rocky soil “Canga”, 6 Dec. 2004, E. Leme 6544 & C. C. Paula, fl. cult. Dec. 2006. Holotype: HB. Isotype: RB

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais

Habitat: Terrestrial in Campos Rupestres vegetation, 1000-1220 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species is from the Latin “ferrarius”, meaning “related to iron”, is a reference to the typical habitat of Cryptanthus ferrarius which lives in ironrich rocky soils called “campo ferruginoso” or “campo de canga”.

Hoplocryptanthus ferrarius