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Cryptanthus vinosibracteatus D.M.C. Ferreira & Louzada

Publ: Phytotaxa 571(1): 70-73 (fig. 1,4&5) (2022)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Itapetinga, Fazenda Santa Cruz, antiga propriedade de Salvador, atualmente de Vardão, 308 m, 15°07’48.9”S, 40°14’38.9”W, 19 March 2018, fl. cult. 17 July 2019, D. Cavalcanti & L. Daneu 834 (holotype: UFP).

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Distribution: Brazil, Bahia

Habitat: Terrestrial grow in partially closed deciduous seasonal forest, ca 310 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the words “vinosus” and “bracteatus” and refers to the vinaceous color of the floral bracts.

Phenology: Flowering in cultivation has been registered in July.

Cryptanthus vinosibracteatus