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Hohenbergia alba B.P. Cavalcante

Publ: Phytotaxa 665(3): 234-238 figs. 1,2 (2024)

Type: BRAZIL. Bahia: Itamaraju, road that connects Itamaraju to Porto Seguro, in a cacao plantation near Itamaraju downtown, ca. 123 m elevation, 16°59’47.3”S 39°33’04.9”W, 25 May 2019, E.H. Souza & B.P. Cavalcante 61 (Holotype HURB isotype: ESA and UFRN)

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Distribution: Brazil: Bahia

Habitat: epiphyte in the canopy, growing on trees that shade cacao plantations, but never on cocao trees,, ca 120 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet “alba” refers to the white (“alba”) color of the petals, a rare trait for Hohenbergia

Phenology: flowering in cultivation from November through February

Hohenbergia alba