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<- Cryptanthus brevibracteatus D.M.C. Ferreira & Louzada

Publ: Phytotaxa 523(1): 107-108 fig. 1, 4 & 5 (2021)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Boa Nova, Fazenda Cotermaia, 781 m elev., 14°22’26.6”S, 40°11’14”W, 18 October 2020, fl. in cult. 29 October 2020, L. Daneu 744 (holotype: UFP, isotype: CEPEC, RB)

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: Terrestrial in in forest areas in transition area between Atlantic Forest and Caatinga, 780 - 900 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet ‘brevibracteatus’ refers to the shorter floral bracts compared to the other species of the genus

Phenology: Flowers in nature in October.

Cryptanthus brevibracteatus