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Lymania alvimii (L.B.Sm. & Read) Read

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 34(5): 201,213-215 (1984)

Type: BRAZIL: BAHIA: Along road to Pau Brasil between Camaca and Rio Pardo crossing, in woods with Cryptanthus beuckeri, Billbergia fosteriana. Aechmea depressa, Bertolonia sp., Bactris sp. and Geonoma sp., 20 January 1975, Read & Daniels 3560 ( US, holotype, CEPEC, isotype).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Bahia,

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Dr. Paulo de Tarso Alvim, Scientific Director of CEPLAC, Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil, in appreciation of his high regard for and encouragement of botanical research in Brazil. His gracious assistance to Drs. Read and Daniels during their visit to Bahia in February 1975 is sincerely appreciated.

Lymania alvimii