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Quesnelia georgiizizkae Leme

Publ: Bromelie 2022(2/3): 104-109 fig. 1,2,7 (2023)

Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Serra do Brigadeiro, Fervedouro, caminho para a Pedra do Pato, alt. c. 1300 m a.s.l., leg. Oct. 1996, C.C. Paula s.n., cult. in coll. E.M.C. Leme 3560 (holo RB, iso SEL).

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Distribution: BRAZIL: Estado Minas Gerais

Habitat: epiphyte in the lower parts of the tree trunks and on branches of mountain forest, and probably on the forest floor in the higher parts of the mountain, 1000-1720 m. Elev.

Etymology: This new species is named after Prof. Dr. Georg Zizka from Frankfurt am Main, Senckenberg Institute, Germany.

Phenology: Quesnelia georgiizizkae blooms from August to November.

Quesnelia georgiizizkae