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Vriesea reitzii Leme & And.Costa

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 41(5): 195-198 (1991)

Type: Brazil. Santa Catarina: County of Campo Alegre, locality of Ilha, epiphytic in pine forest, ca. 850 m alt. Leg. November 15, 1990, Elton M.C. Leme 1654, Jones C.da Silva & Luiz C. Marigo, (Holotype HB; isotype RB).

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Santa Catarina,

Habitat: epiphytic in pine forest, 850 m. Elev.

Etymology: With this very ornamental new species from the high plateau of Santa Catarina, we have the ideal opportunity to pay tribute to the late Fr. Reitz for his tireless endeavors in increasing knowledge of the family Bromeliaceae and the entire flora of southern Brazil.

Vriesea reitzii