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Vriesea itatiaiae Wawra

(section Xiphion)

Publ: Oest. Bot. Zeitschr. 30: 221 (1880)

Type: Wawra 11-463 (holotype W lost, but species well typified by illustrations in It. Sax.-Cob.), immediately below tree line, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 1879.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Habitat: Epiphytic in high mountain rainforest and saxicolous above on planalto,, 2000-2300 m. Elev.

Vriesea itatiaiae