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Neoregelia watersiana Leme

(subgen. Neoregelia)

Publ: Phytotaxa 108 (1): 30-33. (Figs. 18 A–D, 19 G–L) (2013)

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Santa Maria Madalena, Parque Estadual do Desengano, Morumbeca, 1052 m elevation, 21º 52.60’ S 41º 54.96’ W, 15 October 2009, E. Leme 8045 , P. Waters & R. Oliveira (holotype RB, isotype HB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro

Habitat: epiphytic dweller of the canopy of the hygrophilous Atlantic Forest, it forms dense clumps on the taller trees, ca 1050 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of N. watersiana honors one of its collectors, Peter Waters from New Zealand, bromeliad specialist, New Zealand director and Honorary Trustee of the Bromeliad Society International.

Neoregelia watersiana