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Canistrum giganteum is a synonym of:

Wittrockia gigantea (Baker) Leme

Publ: Canistrum - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest 70-72,.103. (1997)

Type: Near Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 1879 (1878-79), Glaziou 11692, in part. Holotype: K.

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Distribution: BRAZIL; Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo,

Habitat: an epiphyte and a terrestrial and saxicolous mesophyte, 0-2000 m. Elev.

Phenology: Flowering apparently occurs between the months of April and August.

Wittrockia gigantea