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Guzmania sanluisensis M.A. Rojas-Fernandez & J.L. Marcelo-Peña

Publ: Phytotaxa 720(2): 180-182 fig. 1&2 (2025)

Type: PERU. Cajamarca: Prov. Jaén. San Luis locality, 727275.025E, 9373478.795N (zone 17M), 2390 m. In humid montane forest, 21 March 2025 (fl.), M. A. Rojas-Fernandez, M. F. Orihuela-Aranda, D. J. Santacruz-Díaz, Y. Peña-Guerrero 202 (holotype: ISV)

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Distribution: PERU: Cajamarca

Habitat: epiphytically or terrestial in the montane cloud forests, ca 2390 m. Elev.

Etymology: The species epithet refers to San Luis del Nuevo Retiro, where the species was discovered. This locality is part of the montane cloud forests of northern Peru, rich in plant diversity, where new species have been recently reported (Marcelo- Peña & Arroyo, 2013; Reynel & Marcelo-Peña, 2025), suggesting that many more remain unknown to science. The authors hope that this designation will encourage conservation efforts in these forests, which are undergoing severe fragmentation due to agricultural and livestock expansion

Guzmania sanluisensis