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Ronnbergia robusta Betancur&Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Brittonia 20(10): 5-8 (fig. 4.) (2021)

Type: Colombia, Chocó: región del Río Baudó, 2 Feb 1967 to 29 Mar 1967, H. P. Fuchs et al. 21901 (holotype: COL accession 186,495 [!]; isotype: MO accession 3,134,900 [!]).

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Distribution: Colombia: Valle del Cauca, Chocó

Habitat: In dense forests occurring under conditions of high humidity and alluvial soils with low inclination

Etymology: The specific epithet of Ronnbergia robusta highlights the characteristically large flowers, sepals, sepal mucros and fruits of this species; a combination of characters not commonly observed in other species of Ronnbergia.

Ronnbergia robusta