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Vriesea claudiana Leme, Trindade-Lima & O.B.C.Ribeiro

Publ: J. Brom. Soc. 60(1): 18-23 (2010)

Type: Brazil, Minas Gerais, São Thomé das Letras, Sobradinho, proximidades do Pico do Gavião, 21º38.21’S 44º55.58’W, ca. 1,406 m elev. 22 July 2007, E. Leme 7283, T. Trindade-Lima & O. Ribeiro. Holotype: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais,

Habitat: saxicole in Campos Rupestres, partially protected from direct sunlight by shrubs and short trees., 1400 m. Elev.

Etymology: Vriesea claudiana is named after the botanist and bromeliad specialist Claudio Coelho de Paula, coordinator of the “Unidade de Pesquisa e Conservação de Bromeliaceae” of the “Departamento de Biologia Vegetal”, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, and responsible for the description of many new bromeliad species from Minas Gerais.

Phenology: It was observed in full bloom during December.

Vriesea claudiana