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Orthophytum caraibense Leme & O.B.C. Ribeiro

(subgen. Capixabanthus)

Publ: Phytotaxa 544 (2): 160-165 fig. 19 (2022)

Type: Brazil. Minas Gerais: Bonito de Minas, RPPN Vereda da Caraíba, saxicolous on sandstone outcrops in Cerrado vegetation, 780 m elevation, 14°43’11.79” S, 45°02’03.87” W, 27 January 2019, C.V. Vidal s.n., cult. E. Leme 9534 (holotype RB!).

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Distribution: Brazil, Minas Gerais

Habitat: saxicolous in crevices in vertical sandstone outcrops in Cerrado vegetation, ca. 780 m. Elev.

Etymology: The name chosen for this new species is a reference to the private reserve ‒ Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural (RPPN) Vereda da Caraíba ‒ where this new species was discovered.

Orthophytum caraibense