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Vriesea lubbersii (Baker) E.Morren ex Mez

Publ: Bromeliaceae (part 3) 3(2): 533 pl. 99 (1894)

Type: South Brazil, Aug 1882, drawing Morren (holotype: K!)

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina

Etymology: T he specific epithet honors Louis Lubbers, Belgian horticulturist and Chief Curator of the Brussels Botanic Garden from 1870-1903, as well as longtime Secretary of the Sociedade de Flóre (Stafleu and Cowan 1976-1988).

Phenology: Flowers from January through March. Fruits in April and May.

Vriesea lubbersii