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Guzmania fuquae H.Luther & Determann

Publ: J. Bromeliad Soc. 45(3): 118-122 (1995)

Type: Ecuador: Esmeraldas, km 4 on Lita-Alto Tambo road, on rocks along the Rio Negro, elev. ca 700 m, Jan. 1990, R. Determann & Atlanta Botanical Gardens s.n. legit; flowered in cultivation at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens SEL 91-89,20 Feb. 1992, H.E. Luther s.n. (holotype: SEL; isotypes: QCA, QCNE).

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Distribution: ECUADOR; Esmeraldas,

Habitat: on rocks, 700-800 m. Elev.

Etymology: The specific epithet honors Mrs. Dorothy Chapman Fuqua of Atlanta, Georgia for her support of botany and horticulture.

Guzmania fuquae