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Vriesea ophiophora R.L.Moura, R.J.V.Alves & A.F.Costa

Publ: Nordic Journal of Botany Online: 12- fig. 5–7 (2025)

Type: Brazil, São Paulo: São Sebastião, Ilha de Alcatrazes, 24°06′9.40′′S, 45°41′34.70′′W, ca 220 m, Oct. 2016 (bloomed in cultivation), R. Moura et al. 1051 (holotype: R)

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Distribution: Brazil: São Paulo

Habitat: Terrestrial to rupicolous, heliophytic to ombrophytic, ca 220 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet refers to the fact that the rosette of this species usually supports the endemic viper Bothrops alcatraz Marques, Martins and Sazima 2002 (58: 304)

Vriesea ophiophora