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Cryptanthus lutandensis E.H. Souza & Leme

Publ: Phytotaxa 523(2): 184-186 fig. 4 A–G (2021)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Pindobaçu, Lutanda, Serra da Fumaça, parte superior do Poço das Estrelas, próximo ao acampamento, 870 m elevation, 10º 39’ 17.8” S, 40º 22’ 20.6” W, 4 October 2019, E.H. Souza 212, M.M. Leodegário, J.G.S. Santos & A. Ferreira (holotype HURB, isotype RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Bahia

Habitat: Terrestrial growing on the shaded forest floor of an Atlantic Forest fragment, forming small groups of individuals, 750-870 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species refers to the locality of Lutanda, in Serra da Fumaça, the upper part of Poço das Estrelas, in Pindobaçu county, Bahia, where this new species was collected.

Cryptanthus lutandensis