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Cryptanthus euglossinii E.D.S. Almeida & Leme

Publ: Rodriguesia 73: 2-6 figs. 1-2 (2022)

Type: BRAZIL. BAHIA: Miguel Calmon, trail to the waterfall Véu de Noiva, 11°20’05.6”S, 40°30’12.9”W, 669 m elevation, 12.VI.2017, fl. and fr., E.D.S. Almeida 101 (Holotype: HVASF; isotype: RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL. BAHIA:

Habitat: Terrestrial in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest, close to small perennial streams under forest shade, 400-670 m. Elev.

Etymology: The epithet euglossinii refers to the observed phenomenon of male euglossine bees (Euglossini) visiting the flowers of the new species and collecting floral essences on petals, a relationship the remains poorly known for the family Bromeliaceae (Siqueira Filho & Machado 2008).

Phenology: Flowering of C. euglossini occurs between May and June, during the dry season, with each individual flowering for up to 42 days, with up to three flowers per day. Anthesis is diurnal and lasts for 7 to 16 hours. Euglossinie bees (Euglossini, Apidae, Hymenoptera), namely of the species Euglossa ( Euglossa) melanotricha Moure, 1967, Eulaema ( Apeulaema) nigrita Lepeletier, 1841, and Eulaema ( Apeulaema) cingulate (Fabricius, 1804), were observed visiting the flowers of C. euglossinii. During their visits these bees collected floral perfumes directly from the surface of petals.

Cryptanthus euglossinii