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Alcantarea nevaresii Leme

Publ: Bromélia; revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Bromélias 2(3): 15-19 (1995)

Type: Rio de Janeiro, Teresopolis prox. a Nova Friburgo, Tres Picos; outubro de 1993, E. M. C. Leme 2227, P. Nahoum & H. Cintra; florida em cultivo, em dezembro de 1994. HOLOTYPUS: HB.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Rio de Janeiro,

Etymology: A. nevaresii is named in honor of Luiz Felipe Nevares de Carvalho who organized the movement to preserve bromeliads in Brazil. One of the founders of the Sociedade Brasileira de Eromelias(SBBr) and now its president, his tireless efforts have contributed to a number of projects, especially in the area of botany.

Alcantarea nevaresii