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Greigia transandina Betancur, Llanos-Prieto & Aguirre-Santoro

Publ: Phytotaxa 725(3): 289-291 fig. 14 (2025)

Type: COLOMBIA. Antioquia: municipio Urrao, Páramo de Frontino, colecciones hechas en “Llano Grande”, bosques alrededor de la casa “Llano Grande”, Cordillera Occidental, 6°27’55”N, 76°4’35.4”W, 3200 m, 4 May 1989, J. Betancur, R. Callejas, O. Escobar & J. Quintero 1163 (holotype: HUA; isotypes: MO, US)

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Distribution: COLOMBIA: Antioquia, Cauca, Quindío, ECUADOR: Carchi

Habitat: terrestrial in the understory of the high elevation cloud forests, 3000−3700 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet transandina is derived from Latin trans (across) and andinus (of the Andes), referring to the species’ distribution across multiple branches of the northern Andes

Greigia transandina