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Orthophytum cristaliense Leme

(subgen. Clavanthus)

Publ: Phytotaxa 430(3): 193-195 (fig. 16 A–G) (2020)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Cristália, Morro do Chapéu, 1297 m elevation, 16°43’14.41” S, 42°55’24.33” W, June 2018, A. Ilha s.n., fl. cult. E. Leme 9424 (holotype RB)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais

Habitat: saxicolous species in sun exposed to partially shady spots in the Campos Rupestres, 1200-1315 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name of this new species is a reference to the county of Cristália, in Minas Gerais state, where it was found

Orthophytum cristaliense