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Wittmackia portoricensis (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Plant Syst. Evol. 303(online): 24 (2017)

Type: PUERTO RICO. Naguabo: Sierra de Naguabo ad arbor. in sylv. prim. montis Piedra pelada, 26 April 1885, P. Sintenis 1321 (holotype B)

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Distribution: Puerto Rico

Habitat: epiphyte in the understory and edges of moist forests, 200–970 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the occurrence of this species in Puerto Rico.

Phenology: flower from November to March

Wittmackia portoricensis