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<- Racinaea nana Leme & E.H.Souza

Publ: Nordic Journal of Botany Online: 6 Fig. 4,5 (2026)

Type: Brazil, Bahia: Santa Teresinha, Serra da Jibóia, Cume da Pioneira, 12°51′13″S, 39°28′33″W, 810 m a.s.l., 5 Feb. 2022, E.H. Souza 3020 (holotype RB isotype HURB)

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Distribution: Brazil: Bahia:

Habitat: Epiphyte on on the thinner moss-covered branches of shrubs located in dense Ombrophilous Forest, surrounded by rocky outcrops, 680-900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet nana refers to the diminutive habit of the species, which is noticeably smaller than other members of Racinaea. The epithet underscores its diagnostic combination of reduced size and compact morphology, distinguishing it from the larger and more branched forms of R. spiculosa and its varieties

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